Total Crime Rate
88.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Swallowfield area has the 9th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Glinton and Castor , and the 292nd highest crime rate of 631 local areas in Peterborough .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Swallowfield (PE4 5BN) in the last 12 months was 88.0 per 1,000 residents and was 59.7% higher than the Glinton and Castor average (55.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Swallowfield (PE4 5BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Swallowfield, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wainwright (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Glinton and Castor| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wainwright | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Coventry Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wainwright | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranemore | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Swallowfield | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Twelvetree Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Wainwright | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranemore | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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