Postcode · Peterborough
Crime in PE1 5FL
How much crime is recorded in PE1 5FL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Fengate & Parnwell
- Council
- Peterborough
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,259 (2024)
How safe is PE1 5FL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PE1 5FL area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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 5FLNational
Burglary29.59.1
Violence and sexual offences20.223.6
Anti-social behaviour9.310.7
Other theft5.14.5
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Drugs3.92.4
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Public order3.24.6
Other crime2.01.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Shoplifting1.08.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.21.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.