Total Crime Rate

70.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.2 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 70.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 43.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Wheatdole area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Orton Longueville , and the 262nd lowest crime rate of 627 local areas in Peterborough .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wheatdole (PE2 5QS) in the last 12 months was 70.3 per 1,000 residents and was 14.4% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 43.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheatdole (PE2 5QS), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Wheatdole area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Howland Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bifield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hetley Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paynels —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Paynels Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paynels Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wheatdole —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bringhurst Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bifield Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bifield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thuro Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goodacre Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bathurst —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howland Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howland Under investigation
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Data Sources

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