Postcode · Peterborough
Crime in PE2 8PS
How much crime is recorded in PE2 8PS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Stanground
- Council
- Peterborough
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,502 (2024)
How safe is PE2 8PS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PE2 8PS 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
31.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
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 8PSNational
Violence and sexual offences23.523.6
Anti-social behaviour21.510.7
Public order5.94.6
Burglary4.39.1
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Shoplifting3.98.4
Other theft2.64.5
Other crime1.91.5
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Drugs1.12.4
Robbery1.01.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 21% 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.