Postcode · Peterborough
Crime in PE2 8GP
How much crime is recorded in PE2 8GP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Stanground
- Council
- Peterborough
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,634 (2024)
PE2 8GPPeterborough
How safe is PE2 8GP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PE2 8GP 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
23.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 8GPNational
Violence and sexual offences18.323.6
Anti-social behaviour10.610.7
Burglary4.99.1
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Shoplifting2.38.4
Public order2.14.6
Other theft1.34.5
Drugs0.92.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 59% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.