Postcode district · Peterborough
Crime in PE8
How much crime is recorded in PE8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- North Northamptonshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Population
- 30,750 (2024)
How safe is PE8
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in PE8, 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
17.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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).
PE8National
Violence and sexual offences11.123.6
Burglary9.39.1
Anti-social behaviour9.110.7
Shoplifting6.28.4
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Other theft2.24.5
Public order1.94.6
Drugs1.72.4
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.