Postcode · Peterborough
Crime in PE7 8LY
How much crime is recorded in PE7 8LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hampton Vale
- Council
- Peterborough
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,715 (2024)
How safe is PE7 8LY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PE7 8LY area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 8LYNational
Violence and sexual offences18.723.6
Anti-social behaviour9.810.7
Burglary5.99.1
Public order3.04.6
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Drugs2.52.4
Other theft2.34.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Shoplifting1.38.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Other crime0.41.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.