Total Crime Rate

36.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 36.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.2 3/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Headings Drive area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Bretton , and the 128th lowest crime rate of 631 local areas in Peterborough .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Headings Drive (PE3 8DH) in the last 12 months was 36.7 per 1,000 residents and was 73.2% lower than the Bretton average (136.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 12.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Headings Drive (PE3 8DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 152 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Headings Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Raleigh Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Raleigh Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Smallwood Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hudds Meadow Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bretton Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Raleigh Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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