Total Crime Rate

149.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 149.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 56.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.7 10/10
  • Other theft 14.0 9/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Horton Walk area has the 17th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Bretton , and the 159th highest crime rate of 627 local areas in Peterborough .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Horton Walk (PE3 7EN) in the last 12 months was 149.5 per 1,000 residents and was 6.0% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 56.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Horton Walk (PE3 7EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cottesmore Close, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chelveston Way (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Horton Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winwick Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lowick Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cottesmore Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Cottesmore Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranford Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flore Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lowick Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chelveston Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chelveston Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chelveston Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lowick Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowick Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowick Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowick Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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