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Crime in PE3 8

How much crime is recorded in PE3 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Peterborough
Region
East of England
Population
10,879 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PE3 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in PE3 8, 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
39.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
98
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 8National
Shoplifting40.38.4
Violence and sexual offences30.623.6
Anti-social behaviour13.010.7
Burglary11.69.1
Public order6.24.6
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Other theft4.24.5
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Drugs2.42.4
Other crime2.21.5
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 8% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
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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