Crime Rates at Embry Road, Wittering, Peterborough, PE8 6AP

Embry Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Barnack , and the 137th 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 Embry Road (PE8 6AP) in the last 12 months was 40.5 per 1,000 residents and was 8.8% lower than the Barnack average (44.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Embry Road (PE8 6AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St John'S Road, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jefferson Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.