Total Crime Rate

105.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 105.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 60.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Marsham area has the 14th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Orton Longueville , and the 252nd highest crime rate of 627 local areas in Peterborough .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Marsham (PE2 5RL) in the last 12 months was 105.8 per 1,000 residents and was 28.9% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 60.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marsham (PE2 5RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beckingham, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Medworth (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Marsham area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medworth Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meriton Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pennington Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Pennington Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hanbury
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pennington Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckingham Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckingham Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stagsden Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Beckingham Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medworth Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Winyates Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medworth Under investigation

Data Sources

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