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Postcode district · Peterborough

Crime in PE1

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

Council
Peterborough
Region
East of England
Population
66,746 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PE1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 54.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in PE1, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
54.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
118
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).

PE1National
Violence and sexual offences41.923.6
Anti-social behaviour19.510.7
Burglary15.89.1
Shoplifting11.18.4
Criminal damage and arson8.84.7
Public order7.74.6
Drugs6.42.4
Other theft6.24.5
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Other crime3.31.5
Possession of weapons2.30.9
Bicycle theft1.91.0
Robbery1.51.4
Theft from the person1.52.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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