Total Crime Rate
96.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Middleton area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Bretton , and the 278th highest crime rate of 631 local areas in Peterborough .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Middleton (PE3 9XQ) in the last 12 months was 96.9 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% lower than the Bretton average (136.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (β 61.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Middleton (PE3 9XQ), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bretton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tollgate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hospital | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Greenham | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bretton Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hospital | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Drayton | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hospital | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenham | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hospital | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tollgate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Tyesdale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tyesdale | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Middleton | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Middleton | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Drayton | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenham | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Drayton | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Artindale | β |
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