Postcode · Peterborough
Crime in PE8 6BB
How much crime is recorded in PE8 6BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Barnack, Wittering & Wansford
- Council
- Peterborough
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,499 (2024)
PE8 6BBPeterborough
How safe is PE8 6BB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PE8 6BB 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
18.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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).
PE8 6BBNational
Violence and sexual offences12.823.6
Anti-social behaviour7.210.7
Burglary6.29.1
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Other crime1.21.5
Public order1.24.6
Other theft0.64.5
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Drugs0.52.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% 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.