Postcode · Peterborough
Crime in PE2 5PU
How much crime is recorded in PE2 5PU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Orton Malborne & Goldhay
- Council
- Peterborough
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,512 (2024)
PE2 5PUPeterborough
How safe is PE2 5PU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PE2 5PU area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 5PUNational
Violence and sexual offences15.823.6
Burglary7.09.1
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Anti-social behaviour3.310.7
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Public order2.24.6
Other theft1.54.5
Drugs1.02.4
Other crime0.51.5
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 47% 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.