Total Crime Rate

117.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 117.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 46.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Saltmarsh area has the 12th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Orton Longueville , and the 232nd highest crime rate of 627 local areas in Peterborough .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Saltmarsh (PE2 5NN) in the last 12 months was 117.0 per 1,000 residents and was 42.6% higher than the Orton Longueville average (82.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 46.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saltmarsh (PE2 5NN), the main crime hotspot is near Leighton. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Saltmarsh area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leighton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lythemere Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lythemere Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Medeswell Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Malborne Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Malborne Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malborne Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leighton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rothbart Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Saltmarsh Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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