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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in PE3: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

PE3 recorded 391 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 8.16 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 45.0% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 8.6% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring100.44 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment391 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 8.6% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

391
trending_up +3.4% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

100.44per 1k
High Risk

Active Postcodes

1,051

Within PE3 district

Peterborough

47,901

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Sandford Map
total: 37 Violence and sexual offences: 23 Criminal damage and arson: 5
37
Peacock Way Map
total: 28 Violence and sexual offences: 14 Drugs: 4
28
Prison Map
total: 18 Other crime: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 5
18
Petrol Station Map
total: 13 Shoplifting: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 6
13
Benland Map
total: 10 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Drugs: 2
10
Supermarket Map
total: 9 Shoplifting: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 1
9
Sprignall Map
total: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 2
9
Walnut Mews Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 2
8
Supermarket Map
total: 8 Shoplifting: 6 Public order: 1
8
Greenham Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 1
8

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
391 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
176
45.0%
Anti-social Behaviour
49
12.5%
Shoplifting
28
7.2%
Criminal Damage & Arson
27
6.9%
Public Order
26
6.6%
Other Theft
20
5.1%
Vehicle Crime
14
3.6%
Burglary
14
3.6%
Drug Offences
14
3.6%
Other Crime
13
3.3%
Weapons Possession
4
1.0%
Theft from Person
2
0.5%
Robbery
2
0.5%
Bicycle Theft
2
0.5%

Crime Analysis: PE3

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in PE3 (45.0%). Anti-social Behaviour (12.5%) and Shoplifting (7.2%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in PE3 has fallen noticeably — by 8.6%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for PE3 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +3.4%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -8.6%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.8%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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