Total Crime Rate
89.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
43.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Abbotsbury area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Hampton Vale , and the 297th highest crime rate of 627 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 Abbotsbury (PE2 5PS) in the last 12 months was 89.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1.9% lower than the Hampton Vale average (90.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -15.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 43.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Abbotsbury (PE2 5PS), the main crime hotspot is near Howland. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Peterborough| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thuro Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wheatdole | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Howland | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Howland | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Howland | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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