Total Crime Rate

28.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 28.3 3/10
  • Violent crimes 14.1 3/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Five Arches area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Glinton and Castor , and the 73rd lowest crime rate of 627 local areas in Peterborough .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Five Arches (PE2 6FG) in the last 12 months was 28.3 per 1,000 residents and was 48.0% lower than the Glinton and Castor average (54.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Five Arches (PE2 6FG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Napier Place, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Five Arches area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glendale —
Apr 2026Public order Glendale Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Napier Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Napier Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Napier Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Rookery Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paulsgrove —
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Data Sources

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