Total Crime Rate
44.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cornflower Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Hampton Vale , and the 158th 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 Cornflower Avenue (PE7 8PB) in the last 12 months was 44.4 per 1,000 residents and was 51.0% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cornflower Avenue (PE7 8PB), the main crime hotspot is near Dean Crescent. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hampton Vale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Dean Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Albert Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lake Field Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rustic Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollowside Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coriander Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollowside Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Dean Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Molyneux Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kiln Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Albert Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Albert Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Teal Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dean Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dean Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Dewey Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dewey Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Justice Way | Under investigation |
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