Postcode · Peterborough
Crime in PE1 5BB
How much crime is recorded in PE1 5BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Fengate & Parnwell
- Council
- Peterborough
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,611 (2024)
PE1 5BBPeterborough
How safe is PE1 5BB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PE1 5BB area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
40.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
96
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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 5BBNational
Violence and sexual offences28.423.6
Burglary19.89.1
Shoplifting18.28.4
Anti-social behaviour11.010.7
Criminal damage and arson6.34.7
Public order6.04.6
Other theft5.74.5
Vehicle crime5.53.5
Other crime3.71.5
Drugs3.72.4
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Robbery1.21.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.