Crime Rates at Driffield Way, Peterborough, PE2 9RU

Driffield Way area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 171 local areas in Central , and the 164th lowest crime rate of 631 local areas in Peterborough .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Driffield Way (PE2 9RU) in the last 12 months was 45.7 per 1,000 residents and was 87.1% lower than the Central average (353.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 19.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Driffield Way (PE2 9RU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oswald Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Farriers Court (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.