Total Crime Rate

158.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.1 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 158.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 70.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Willonholt area has the 16th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Bretton , and the 152nd 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 Willonholt (PE3 7LU) in the last 12 months was 158.4 per 1,000 residents and was 12.3% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 70.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 93.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willonholt (PE3 7LU), the main crime hotspot is near Pendleton. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Willonholt area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Mountbatten Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Odecroft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heltwate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heltwate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heltwate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mountbatten Way —
Apr 2026Public order Mountbatten Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Adderley Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bradden Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Willonholt Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Willonholt Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cosgrove Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Odecroft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pendleton Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellindon Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pendleton —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pendleton Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pendleton Under investigation
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Data Sources

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