Total Crime Rate
35.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Paddocks area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Glinton and Castor , and the 108th lowest crime rate of 627 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 The Paddocks (PE4 5BQ) in the last 12 months was 35.3 per 1,000 residents and was 35.1% lower than the Glinton and Castor average (54.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Paddocks (PE4 5BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Sunnymead. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Werrington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunnymead | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Partridge Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunnymead | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunnymead | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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