Postcode · Peterborough
Crime in PE2 5RT
How much crime is recorded in PE2 5RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Orton Malborne & Goldhay
- Council
- Peterborough
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,370 (2024)
How safe is PE2 5RT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PE2 5RT 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
39.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
74
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 5RTNational
Violence and sexual offences34.623.6
Anti-social behaviour10.610.7
Drugs6.32.4
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Burglary5.99.1
Other crime5.81.5
Other theft4.44.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Public order1.24.6
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
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.