Total Crime Rate

46.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 46.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Other crime 9.2 9/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Risby area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Bretton , and the 167th 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 Risby (PE3 8QR) in the last 12 months was 46.0 per 1,000 residents and was 66.4% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Risby (PE3 8QR), the main crime hotspot is near Norburn. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Risby area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Langley Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Heltwate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Enterprise Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Enterprise Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Enterprise Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Langley Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pyhill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Heltwate Under investigation
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 —
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Data Sources

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