Crime Rate in Werrington, ward

Werrington has the 7th lowest crime rate of 22 wards in Peterborough district and the 2967th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 286th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Werrington in the last 12 months was 76.1 per 1,000 residents and was 40.4% lower than the Peterborough district average (127.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Werrington’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 254 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 1016.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 289 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Werrington ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 221 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.