Total Crime Rate

115.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 115.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Burglary 11.3 9/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Watergall area has the 20th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Bretton , and the 219th highest crime rate of 631 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 Watergall (PE3 8NF) in the last 12 months was 115.4 per 1,000 residents and was 15.7% lower than the Bretton average (136.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 52.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watergall (PE3 8NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Watergall, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oxclose (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Watergall area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Linkside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brynmore Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxclose Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Outfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Outfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxclose Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxclose Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watergall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Watergall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxclose Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brynmore Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Mallard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Linkside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norburn Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Norburn Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Norburn Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norburn
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Linkside Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oxclose

Data Sources

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