Total Crime Rate

82.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 82.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Puffin Lane area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Hampton Vale , and the 309th highest crime rate of 631 local areas in Peterborough .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Puffin Lane (PE7 8LF) in the last 12 months was 82.0 per 1,000 residents and was 7.8% lower than the Hampton Vale average (88.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 49.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Puffin Lane (PE7 8LF), the main crime hotspot is near Park Home Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Puffin Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Bewick Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Home Road
Sep 2025Burglary Peregrine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walsham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaffinch Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaffinch Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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