Total Crime Rate

70.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 70.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 41.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.9 6/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

West Water Crescent area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Hampton Vale , and the 263rd lowest crime rate of 627 local areas in Peterborough .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Water Crescent (PE7 8LT) in the last 12 months was 70.5 per 1,000 residents and was 22.2% lower than the Hampton Vale average (90.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Water Crescent (PE7 8LT), 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 West Water Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stewartby Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Morborn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Four Chimneys Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reedland Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Apr 2026Other theft Four Chimneys Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dragon Fly Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Four Chimneys Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Morborn Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tinus Avenue Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Morborn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morborn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morborn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Morborn Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Stewartby Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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