Postcode · Peterborough
Crime in PE7 1RL
How much crime is recorded in PE7 1RL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Whittlesey
- Council
- Fenland
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,733 (2024)
How safe is PE7 1RL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PE7 1RL area, 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
28
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).
PE7 1RLNational
Violence and sexual offences13.523.6
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Other theft2.34.5
Burglary1.39.1
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Other crime0.81.5
Public order0.74.6
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Drugs0.32.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 18% 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.