Total Crime Rate

84.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 84.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 33.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Southfields Drive area has the 13th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in East , and the 311th highest crime rate of 627 local areas in Peterborough .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southfields Drive (PE2 8PX) in the last 12 months was 84.2 per 1,000 residents and was 41.9% lower than the East average (144.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southfields Drive (PE2 8PX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whittlesey Road, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stukeley Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Southfields Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St George Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St George Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whittlesey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brampton Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Audrey Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Central Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spencer Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Coppingford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Central Square —
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Data Sources

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