Total Crime Rate
146.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
103.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Aqua Drive area has the 10th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Hampton Vale , and the 166th 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 Aqua Drive (PE7 8QL) in the last 12 months was 146.6 per 1,000 residents and was 61.7% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 103.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 154.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Aqua Drive (PE7 8QL), the main crime hotspot is near Broadstone Drive. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hargate and Hempsted| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tilgate Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broadstone Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenfield Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenfield Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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