Crime Rates at Bretton Green, Bretton, Peterborough, PE3 8EA

Bretton Green area has the highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Bretton , and the 5th highest crime rate of 631 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 Green (PE3 8EA) in the last 12 months was 1608.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1075.5% higher than the Bretton average (136.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 301 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -34.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 136 (≈ 377.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bretton Green (PE3 8EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 157 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.