Total Crime Rate

439.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

184.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 439.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 184.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 113.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 106.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 85.1 10/10
  • Public order 49.7 10/10
  • Burglary 21.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 21.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.1 8/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Blackwell Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Hampton Vale , and the 23rd 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 Blackwell Road (PE7 8BP) in the last 12 months was 439.7 per 1,000 residents and was 385.0% higher than the Hampton Vale average (90.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 184.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 52.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 161.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackwell Road (PE7 8BP), the main crime hotspot is near Morborn Road. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blackwell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Brickberry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morborn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Morborn Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Morborn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Morborn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Morborn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Morborn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tabor Court —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Tabor Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaumont Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaumont Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Beaumont Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morborn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaumont Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morborn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lady Charlotte Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brickberry Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dragon Fly Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Morborn Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Croft Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Calcot Street —
Apr 2026Public order Braymere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tabor Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teasel Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tabor Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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