PropertyEngine Logo
Postcode sector · Peterborough

Crime in PE1 5

How much crime is recorded in PE1 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Peterborough
Region
East of England
Population
18,498 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PE1 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 59.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in PE1 5, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
59.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
143
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

PE1 5National
Violence and sexual offences46.623.6
Anti-social behaviour23.110.7
Burglary19.69.1
Shoplifting19.38.4
Public order11.14.6
Criminal damage and arson8.94.7
Other theft8.04.5
Drugs6.62.4
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Other crime3.31.5
Bicycle theft3.01.0
Possession of weapons2.70.9
Theft from the person1.92.1
Robbery1.81.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

Explore

Look up another area

Postcodes in this sector

Show all 257 postcodes