Postcode · Peterborough
Crime in PE3 6WT
How much crime is recorded in PE3 6WT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Longthorpe & Netherton
- Council
- Peterborough
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,461 (2024)
How safe is PE3 6WT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PE3 6WT area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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).
PE3 6WTNational
Burglary11.79.1
Violence and sexual offences9.423.6
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Other theft2.54.5
Public order2.24.6
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Drugs1.12.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Other crime0.21.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 71% 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.