Postcode · Peterborough
Crime in PE2 7DL
How much crime is recorded in PE2 7DL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hargate & Orton Longueville
- Council
- Peterborough
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,622 (2024)
How safe is PE2 7DL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PE2 7DL area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
30.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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 7DLNational
Violence and sexual offences24.323.6
Anti-social behaviour12.010.7
Burglary5.29.1
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Public order3.64.6
Other theft3.64.5
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.71.4
Shoplifting0.68.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% 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.