Total Crime Rate

241.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 241.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.7 10/10
  • Other crime 15.4 10/10
  • Public order 15.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 12.9 6/10
  • Drugs 10.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wildlake area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Orton Longueville , and the 80th highest crime rate of 631 local areas in Peterborough .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wildlake (PE2 5PG) in the last 12 months was 241.7 per 1,000 residents and was 176.0% higher than the Orton Longueville average (87.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 105.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wildlake (PE2 5PG), the main crime hotspot is near Leighton. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wildlake area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brewerne Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weatherthorn Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Toftland Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Toftland Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Toftland Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Toftland Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Toftland
Sep 2025Drugs Leighton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leighton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leighton Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weatherthorn Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Eldern Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Eldern Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lythemere Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lythemere Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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