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Crime in PE3 7

How much crime is recorded in PE3 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Peterborough
Region
East of England
Population
8,953 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PE3 7

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 53.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in PE3 7, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
53.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
97
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 7National
Violence and sexual offences45.723.6
Burglary17.59.1
Anti-social behaviour10.810.7
Criminal damage and arson7.74.7
Public order6.94.6
Shoplifting5.18.4
Other theft5.14.5
Other crime4.71.5
Drugs2.82.4
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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