Postcode · Peterborough
Crime in PE2 5PT
How much crime is recorded in PE2 5PT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hampton Vale
- Council
- Peterborough
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,433 (2024)
How safe is PE2 5PT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PE2 5PT 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
35.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
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).
PE2 5PTNational
Violence and sexual offences30.023.6
Anti-social behaviour14.510.7
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Public order4.64.6
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Drugs3.62.4
Burglary2.09.1
Other theft1.84.5
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery1.01.4
Shoplifting0.68.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Possession of weapons0.20.9
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.