Crime Rates at Essendyke, Bretton, Peterborough, PE3 8JB

Essendyke area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Bretton , and the 246th lowest crime rate of 627 local areas in Peterborough .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Essendyke (PE3 8JB) in the last 12 months was 67.3 per 1,000 residents and was 52.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -41.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 24.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Essendyke (PE3 8JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stumpacre, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oxclose (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.