Total Crime Rate

333.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 333.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 207.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.6 9/10
  • Public order 21.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.5 7/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Brackenwood area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Glinton and Castor , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 631 local areas in Peterborough .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brackenwood (PE2 6YP) in the last 12 months was 333.3 per 1,000 residents and was 505.2% 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 Shoplifting with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 87.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 61.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brackenwood (PE2 6YP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Napier Place, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brackenwood area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Napier Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Napier Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Whitewater Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lynchwood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Napier Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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