Crime Rates at Edgcote Close, Peterborough, PE3 7BE

Edgcote Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Bretton , and the 115th 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 Edgcote Close (PE3 7BE) in the last 12 months was 183.8 per 1,000 residents and was 30.4% higher than the Bretton average (141.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 114.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edgcote Close (PE3 7BE), the main crime hotspot is near Sandford. Police recorded 356 crimes here, including 265 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.