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Crime Rates in Peterborough, local authority district

Crime Rate

131

131

Average 6/10

* the lower the better

Last updated: 04.03.2026

Annual total crime rate in Peterborough, (local authority district) is 131 crimes per thousand resident population. This can be rated as 6 out of 10 or medium crime level compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Crime rates in Peterborough (local authority district) by type

Crime typeRateScore
Violence and sexual offences
49.78/10
Anti-social behaviour
227/10
Shoplifting
10.75/10
Criminal damage and arson
10.17/10
Public order
7.836/10
Other theft
6.595/10
Vehicle crime
5.936/10
Drugs
4.666/10
Burglary
3.925/10
Other crime
3.798/10
Possession of weapons
1.978/10
Bicycle theft
1.747/10
Robbery
1.164/10
Theft from the person
0.9743/10

Data source: data.police.uk

Feb 2025 - Jan 2026

Above are annual crime rates in Peterborough (local authority district) by crime type.

The figures in grey represent the number of crimes of a certain type per thousand resident population in Peterborough (local authority district).

The figures in black indicate the relative ratings of Peterborough (local authority district) for a specific crime type compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

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Historical crime rates in Peterborough (local authority district) and East of England (region)

Number of annual crimes per 1000 resident population

  • Peterborough
    LAD
  • East of England
    region

Data source: data.police.uk

Crime rate ratings in Peterborough (local authority district)

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

Horizontal: area ratings based on annual total crime rate per 1000 resident population.

Vertical: number of areas


Data source: data.police.uk

Annual total crime rates of wards within Peterborough (local authority district)

*annual total crimes per 1000 resident population

Data source: data.police.uk

Feb 2025 - Jan 2026

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