Postcode · Peterborough
Crime in PE5 7EA
How much crime is recorded in PE5 7EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Orton West & Castor
- Council
- Peterborough
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,879 (2024)
PE5 7EAPeterborough
How safe is PE5 7EA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PE5 7EA area, well below 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
16.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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).
PE5 7EANational
Anti-social behaviour12.910.7
Burglary9.99.1
Violence and sexual offences9.723.6
Public order3.64.6
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Other theft2.44.5
Other crime1.91.5
Theft from the person0.82.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.41.4
Drugs0.42.4
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 44% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.