Total Crime Rate
96.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
55.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cotswold Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Gunthorpe , and the 275th highest crime rate of 627 local areas in Peterborough .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cotswold Close (PE4 7UT) in the last 12 months was 96.2 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% higher than the Gunthorpe average (72.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 55.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cotswold Close (PE4 7UT), the main crime hotspot is near Cotswold Close. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Peterborough| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Avon Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kennet Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Tudor Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tudor Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tudor Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Swale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Avon Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kennet Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Rockbourne Place | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Kennet Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cambrian Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Kennet Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cambrian Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cambrian Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Kennet Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Kennet Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Malvern Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
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