Postcode · Peterborough
Crime in PE2 5TR
How much crime is recorded in PE2 5TR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Orton West & Castor
- Council
- Peterborough
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,673 (2024)
PE2 5TRPeterborough
How safe is PE2 5TR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PE2 5TR area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 5TRNational
Violence and sexual offences12.123.6
Burglary9.79.1
Anti-social behaviour9.110.7
Other theft4.24.5
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Shoplifting2.38.4
Other crime1.11.5
Public order1.14.6
Drugs0.82.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 17% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.