Postcode · Peterborough
Crime in PE7 8AE
How much crime is recorded in PE7 8AE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hargate & Orton Longueville
- Council
- Peterborough
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,627 (2024)
How safe is PE7 8AE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PE7 8AE area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
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 8AENational
Violence and sexual offences20.323.6
Anti-social behaviour13.410.7
Shoplifting11.28.4
Burglary8.39.1
Bicycle theft8.21.0
Public order5.44.6
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Other crime1.81.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other theft1.84.5
Robbery1.61.4
Drugs1.02.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.