Total Crime Rate
70.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Whitebeam Close area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Fletton and Woodston , and the 261st 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 Whitebeam Close (PE7 8GA) in the last 12 months was 70.2 per 1,000 residents and was 9.5% lower than the Fletton and Woodston average (77.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 35.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whitebeam Close (PE7 8GA), the main crime hotspot is near Hedda Drive. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hargate and Hempsted| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pernys Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buckthorne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Pernys Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rothbart Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lady Charlotte Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lornas Field | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brickberry Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Brickberry Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sorbus Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pernys Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hedda Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Sorbus Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Buckthorne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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