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Crime in PE5 7

How much crime is recorded in PE5 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Peterborough
Region
East of England
Population
3,362 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PE5 7

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in PE5 7, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
15.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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).

PE5 7National
Burglary10.39.1
Violence and sexual offences9.823.6
Anti-social behaviour8.810.7
Drugs8.52.4
Public order2.64.6
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Other theft2.24.5
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Other crime1.11.5
Theft from the person0.82.1
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Shoplifting0.18.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 18% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
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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