Total Crime Rate

137.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 137.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 85.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.1 8/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

White Cross area has the 19th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Bretton , and the 178th 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 White Cross (PE3 7LP) in the last 12 months was 137.2 per 1,000 residents and was 2.7% lower 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 85.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around White Cross (PE3 7LP), 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.

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Crime Over Time in White Cross area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Brookfurlong Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandford Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandford Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandford Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandford Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandford Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandford Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandford Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandford Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandford Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandford Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandford Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandford Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandford Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandford Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandford Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandford Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swanspool
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandford Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandford Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Smallwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sandford Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Deaconscroft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sandford Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sandford Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sandford Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sandford Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sandford Under investigation

Data Sources

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