Crime Rates at Pennington, Orton Goldhay, Peterborough, PE2 5RD

Pennington area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Orton Longueville , and the 288th 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 Pennington (PE2 5RD) in the last 12 months was 77.2 per 1,000 residents and was 5.9% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pennington (PE2 5RD), the main crime hotspot is near Hinchcliffe. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.