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Crime in PE3 8BA

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

Neighbourhood
Bretton Park
Council
Peterborough
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,454 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PE3 8BA

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 54.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PE3 8BA area, 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
54.0
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 8BANational
Violence and sexual offences50.023.6
Anti-social behaviour8.710.7
Public order5.74.6
Burglary5.39.1
Other theft3.04.5
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Other crime2.81.5
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Drugs0.52.4
Robbery0.11.4
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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