Total Crime Rate

85.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.7 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 85.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 44.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 5/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Bifield area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Orton Longueville , and the 308th highest 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 Bifield (PE2 5SW) in the last 12 months was 85.9 per 1,000 residents and was 4.7% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 44.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bifield (PE2 5SW), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Bifield area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Winyates Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hetley Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wingfield —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alnwick —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alnwick Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alnwick Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alnwick Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alnwick Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bifield Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bifield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bifield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paynels Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Paynels Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paynels —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Howland Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft The Orchards Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hanbury —
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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