Postcode · Peterborough
Crime in PE2 7AB
How much crime is recorded in PE2 7AB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hargate & Orton Longueville
- Council
- Peterborough
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,350 (2024)
PE2 7ABPeterborough
How safe is PE2 7AB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PE2 7AB area, 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
23.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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 7ABNational
Violence and sexual offences17.223.6
Shoplifting11.98.4
Anti-social behaviour9.510.7
Burglary6.49.1
Public order3.84.6
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Other crime2.51.5
Other theft1.64.5
Drugs1.52.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Robbery0.21.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% 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.