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Crime in PE2 2

How much crime is recorded in PE2 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Peterborough
Region
East of England
Population
1,483 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PE2 2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in PE2 2, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
14.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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).

PE2 2National
Drugs13.92.4
Burglary10.89.1
Violence and sexual offences9.923.6
Anti-social behaviour6.010.7
Other theft2.14.5
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Public order1.94.6
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 7% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
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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