Crime Rate in Petersfield, ward

Petersfield has the 4th highest crime rate of 14 wards in Cambridge district and the 1091st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 85th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Petersfield in the last 12 months was 122.0 per 1,000 residents and was 9.7% higher than the Cambridge district average (111.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Petersfield’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 369 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 11 cases , down -8.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 51.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -43.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 518 (≈ 42.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Petersfield ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 199 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.