Total Crime Rate
9.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sprignall area has the lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Bretton , and the 13th 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 Sprignall (PE3 9YF) in the last 12 months was 9.2 per 1,000 residents and was 93.3% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ).
In the area around Sprignall (PE3 9YF), the main crime hotspot is near Tyesdale. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 32 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 | Burglary | Drayton | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Goffsmill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sprignall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sprignall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Tyesdale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Drayton | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Goffsmill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tyesdale | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Drayton | Under investigation |
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