Crime Rates at Southfields Avenue, Peterborough, PE2 8RY

Southfields Avenue area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in East , and the 242nd lowest 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 Southfields Avenue (PE2 8RY) in the last 12 months was 66.9 per 1,000 residents and was 53.8% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 38.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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