Total Crime Rate

165.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 165.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 98.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Drugs 10.3 8/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Welmore Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Glinton and Castor , and the 143rd highest crime rate of 627 local areas in Peterborough .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Welmore Road (PE6 7LU) in the last 12 months was 165.4 per 1,000 residents and was 204.2% higher than the Glinton and Castor average (54.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 98.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Welmore Road (PE6 7LU), the main crime hotspot is near Ashburn Close. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Welmore Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary B1443 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Websters Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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