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Crime in PE3 6

How much crime is recorded in PE3 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Peterborough
Region
East of England
Population
14,311 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PE3 6

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in PE3 6, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
40.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
80
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

PE3 6National
Violence and sexual offences33.123.6
Anti-social behaviour13.510.7
Burglary8.29.1
Criminal damage and arson6.64.7
Drugs5.62.4
Shoplifting4.88.4
Public order4.74.6
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Other theft3.14.5
Other crime2.71.5
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Robbery0.91.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 8% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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