Total Crime Rate
32.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Puffin Lane area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Hampton Vale , and the 99th 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 Puffin Lane (PE7 8LF) in the last 12 months was 32.8 per 1,000 residents and was 63.8% lower than the Hampton Vale average (90.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Puffin Lane (PE7 8LF), the main crime hotspot is near Park Home Road. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hampton Vale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Reedland Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chaffinch Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Puffin Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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