Peterborough Central vs Peterborough City Centre

Peterborough Central has a safety score of 3/100 (High Crime) and recorded 3,693 crimes in the last 12 months. Peterborough City Centre has a safety score of 5/100 (High Crime) with 4,451 crimes. Peterborough City Centre scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Peterborough Central shows a year-on-year crime trend of +30.9% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Peterborough City Centre shows +16.9% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Peterborough Central, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,379 incidents). In Peterborough City Centre, it is Violent Crime (1,441 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Peterborough Central recorded 578 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Peterborough City Centre recorded 738. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Peterborough Central totalled 1,379 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,441 in Peterborough City Centre. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Peterborough Central recorded 2,821 crimes (now 3,693, a change of +30.9%). Peterborough City Centre recorded 3,807 crimes previously (now 4,451, +16.9%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Peterborough Central has a resolution rate of 28.5% and Peterborough City Centre has 32.4%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Peterborough Central falls within the Cambridgeshire Constabulary boundary. Peterborough City Centre is covered by Cambridgeshire Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Peterborough Central and Peterborough City Centre. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.