Total Crime Rate

175.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 175.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hartwell Way area has the 9th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Bretton , and the 131st highest crime rate of 631 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 Hartwell Way (PE3 7BF) in the last 12 months was 175.5 per 1,000 residents and was 28.3% higher than the Bretton average (136.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -73.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 114.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hartwell Way (PE3 7BF), the main crime hotspot is near Sandford. Police recorded 269 crimes here, including 201 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hartwell Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Sandford Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Everdon Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandford
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandford Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandford Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandford Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandford Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandford Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandford Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandford Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandford Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandford Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandford Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Edgcote Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Deene Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gayton Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Deene Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tansor Garth Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Dingley Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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