Total Crime Rate
9.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
4.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bathurst area has the lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Orton Longueville , and the 9th lowest crime rate of 627 local areas in Peterborough .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bathurst (PE2 5QJ) in the last 12 months was 9.7 per 1,000 residents and was 88.2% lower than the Orton Longueville average (82.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bathurst (PE2 5QJ), the main crime hotspot is near Bringhurst. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 26 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 | Paynels | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bringhurst | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hetley | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Paynels | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Paynels | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Goodacre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bathurst | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wheatdole | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Howland | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Howland | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Howland | Under investigation |
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