Postcode · Peterborough
Crime in PE4 7US
How much crime is recorded in PE4 7US, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Paston
- Council
- Peterborough
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,583 (2024)
PE4 7USPeterborough
How safe is PE4 7US
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PE4 7US area, 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
38.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
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).
PE4 7USNational
Violence and sexual offences28.223.6
Anti-social behaviour15.610.7
Criminal damage and arson10.84.7
Drugs7.02.4
Burglary6.69.1
Vehicle crime5.73.5
Other theft2.44.5
Other crime1.91.5
Public order1.44.6
Robbery1.01.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% 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.