Crime Rates at Bretton Centre, Bretton, Peterborough, PE3 8DS

Bretton Centre area has the highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Bretton , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 627 local areas in Peterborough .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bretton Centre (PE3 8DS) in the last 12 months was 1800.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1176.6% higher than the Bretton average (141.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 360 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 141 (≈ 391.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bretton Centre (PE3 8DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 239 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.