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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in PE4: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

PE4 recorded 278 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 8.55 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 30.6% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 6.5% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring89.95 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment278 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 6.5% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

278
trending_up +24.7% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

89.95per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

766

Within PE4 district

Peterborough

32,507

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Shopping Area Map
total: 25 Shoplifting: 21 Anti-social behaviour: 2
25
Supermarket Map
total: 16 Shoplifting: 9 Public order: 4
16
Supermarket Map
total: 15 Shoplifting: 8 Burglary: 2
15
Supermarket Map
total: 13 Shoplifting: 10 Other crime: 1
13
Winterton Map
total: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Drugs: 2
9
Cathwaite Map
total: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 2
9
Sheepwalk Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 7 Anti-social behaviour: 1
8
Chadburn Map
total: 7 Shoplifting: 4 Criminal damage and arson: 1
7
Uplands Map
total: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 4 Public order: 2
6
Kennet Gardens Map
total: 6 Criminal damage and arson: 2 Drugs: 2
6

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
278 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
85
30.6%
Shoplifting
55
19.8%
Anti-social Behaviour
44
15.8%
Other Theft
17
6.1%
Public Order
17
6.1%
Criminal Damage & Arson
16
5.8%
Vehicle Crime
13
4.7%
Drug Offences
11
4.0%
Burglary
8
2.9%
Other Crime
7
2.5%
Weapons Possession
2
0.7%
Robbery
1
0.4%
Theft from Person
1
0.4%
Bicycle Theft
1
0.4%

Crime Analysis: PE4

Violence & Sexual Offences makes up the largest share of crime in PE4 at 30.6%. Shoplifting (19.8%) and Anti-social Behaviour (15.8%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in PE4 has risen noticeably — by 6.5%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for PE4 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 +24.7%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +6.5%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +0.6%

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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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