Crime Rates at Bridge Street, Peterborough, PE1 1DW

Bridge Street area has the highest crime rate of 171 local areas in Central , and the highest crime rate of 631 local areas in Peterborough .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bridge Street (PE1 1DW) in the last 12 months was 7488.5 per 1,000 residents and was 2020.1% higher than the Central average (353.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 363 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 15 cases , down -16.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 37.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 571 (≈ 3281.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bridge Street (PE1 1DW), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 1036 crimes here, including 475 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.