Crime Rate in Central, ward

Central has the highest crime rate of 22 wards in Peterborough district and the 71st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 3rd highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Central in the last 12 months was 353.2 per 1,000 residents and was 176.7% higher than the Peterborough district average (127.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Central’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2,048 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 103 cases , down -20.2% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 8.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -21.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2,813 (≈ 167.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Central ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 1036 crimes here, including 475 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.