Total Crime Rate
163.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
90.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sprignall area has the 14th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Bretton , and the 148th highest crime rate of 627 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 Sprignall (PE3 9YQ) in the last 12 months was 163.0 per 1,000 residents and was 15.6% higher 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 90.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sprignall (PE3 9YQ), the main crime hotspot is near Sprignall. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bretton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sprignall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sprignall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sprignall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sprignall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sprignall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sprignall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sprignall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sprignall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sprignall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Muskham | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Muskham | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Muskham | Under investigation |
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