Crime Rates at Benefield Road, Oundle, Peterborough, PE8 4EZ

Benefield Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Oundle , and the 286th lowest crime rate of 1,080 local areas in North Northamptonshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Benefield Road (PE8 4EZ) in the last 12 months was 34.4 per 1,000 residents and was 14.4% lower than the Oundle average (40.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 9.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Benefield Road (PE8 4EZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wakerley Close, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cordwainer Gardens (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.