Crime Rate in North, ward

North has the 3rd highest crime rate of 22 wards in Peterborough district and the 784th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 57th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in North in the last 12 months was 138.5 per 1,000 residents and was 8.5% higher than the Peterborough district average (127.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, North’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 545 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 14 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 63.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -26.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 678 (≈ 56.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the North ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 163 crimes here, including 66 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.