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Overview of Peterborough crime rate

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Crime perspective: high.

Peterborough, occupying the 2nd spot in terms of crime rates among 25 neighboring districts, reported 28,139 incidents in 2023. The city, with a population of 215,673, witnessed a crime rate of 130.47 per 1,000 people, a slight uptick of 0.58% from the previous year.

Peterborough’s prevalent crimes are Violence and sexual offences (36.2%), Anti-social behaviour (14.1%), and Public order (9.0%). Less common are Possession of weapons (1.2%), Robbery (1.0%), and Theft from the person (0.9%).

Out of 22 wards, Central (Peterborough) (411.5), East (Peterborough) (168.9), and Paston and Walton (158.8) face the highest crime rates. The lowest rates are in Wittering (62.2), Glinton and Castor (59.1), and Barnack (41.0).

Among postcode districts in Peterborough, PE1 (200.4), PE3 (140.1), and CB2 (119.9) are the most affected. The safest districts include PE6 (52.1), PE5 (51.1), and PE8 (43.5).

In Peterborough, Burglary rates increased by 1.52% in 2022. Other theft saw a rise of 1.70% in 2022, but decreased by 2.72% in 2020. Public order offenses went up by 1.80% in 2021. Shoplifting increased by 3.11% in 2022, after a decrease of 1.89% in 2020. Violence and sexual offences experienced increases of 4.48% in 2020, 4.46% in 2021, and 3.16% in 2022. Anti-social behaviour decreased by 1.93% in 2021 and 4.90% in 2022. Vehicle crime saw a decrease of 4.22% in 2020.

Peterborough crime incidents by crime type

A total of 28139 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 10182 (36.2)%
Anti-social behaviour – 3972 (14.1)%
Public order – 2543 (9.0)%
Criminal damage and arson – 2424 (8.6)%
Shoplifting – 1909 (6.8)%
Other theft – 1904 (6.8)%
Vehicle crime – 1572 (5.6)%
Burglary – 1017 (3.6)%
Drugs – 708 (2.5)%
Other crime – 619 (2.2)%
Bicycle theft – 422 (1.5)%
Possession of weapons – 328 (1.2)%
Robbery – 280 (1.0)%
Theft from the person – 259 (0.9)%

How does Peterborough compare against nearby areas ?

Peterborough ranks 2nd when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

Heat map for all nearby areas Peterborough is compared against

Crime rates in Peterborough wards

There are 22 wards within Peterborough. Central (Peterborough), East (Peterborough), Paston and Walton has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 22 wards from high crime rate to low.