Crime Rate in Hargate and Hempsted, ward

Hargate and Hempsted has the 9th highest crime rate of 22 wards in Peterborough district and the 1365th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 109th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hargate and Hempsted in the last 12 months was 111.7 per 1,000 residents and was 12.5% lower than the Peterborough district average (127.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hargate and Hempsted’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 418 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 5 cases , up 25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 25.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -35.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 523 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hargate and Hempsted ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Shopping Area, with 115 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Supermarket (26 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.