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Postcode district · Peterborough

Crime in PE3

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

Council
Peterborough
Region
East of England
Population
37,337 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PE3

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 42.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in PE3, 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
42.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
87
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).

PE3National
Violence and sexual offences35.323.6
Shoplifting13.18.4
Anti-social behaviour12.010.7
Burglary11.49.1
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Public order5.64.6
Drugs4.42.4
Other theft3.94.5
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Other crime3.01.5
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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