Total Crime Rate

115.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 115.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.0 10/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lessingham area has the 7th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Glinton and Castor , and the 220th highest crime rate of 631 local areas in Peterborough .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lessingham (PE2 5TW) in the last 12 months was 115.1 per 1,000 residents and was 109.0% higher than the Glinton and Castor average (55.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lessingham (PE2 5TW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Reepham (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lessingham area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Matley Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Otterbrook Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brimbles Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ledham
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ledham

Data Sources

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