Postcode · Peterborough
Crime in PE3 8RD
How much crime is recorded in PE3 8RD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- North Bretton & Westwood
- Council
- Peterborough
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,630 (2024)
How safe is PE3 8RD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 57.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PE3 8RD area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
57.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
101
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 8RDNational
Violence and sexual offences41.623.6
Burglary22.49.1
Anti-social behaviour11.710.7
Vehicle crime7.23.5
Public order6.94.6
Criminal damage and arson6.84.7
Other theft6.64.5
Shoplifting5.58.4
Drugs2.62.4
Other crime1.91.5
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Robbery1.51.4
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Theft from the person0.82.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.