Postcode · Peterborough
Crime in PE8 6EB
How much crime is recorded in PE8 6EB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Barnack, Wittering & Wansford
- Council
- Peterborough
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,275 (2024)
PE8 6EBPeterborough
How safe is PE8 6EB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PE8 6EB 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
17.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 6EBNational
Violence and sexual offences11.923.6
Anti-social behaviour7.710.7
Burglary6.39.1
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Other theft2.84.5
Public order1.54.6
Other crime1.11.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Drugs0.22.4
Robbery0.11.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.