Peterborough City Centre vs Peterborough South

Peterborough City Centre has a safety score of 5/100 (High Crime) and recorded 4,451 crimes in the last 12 months. Peterborough South has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) with 6,675 crimes. Peterborough South scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Peterborough City Centre shows a year-on-year crime trend of +16.9% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Peterborough South shows -6.8% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Peterborough City Centre, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,441 incidents). In Peterborough South, it is Violent Crime (2,566 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Peterborough City Centre recorded 738 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Peterborough South recorded 1,305. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Peterborough City Centre totalled 1,441 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 2,566 in Peterborough South. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Peterborough City Centre recorded 3,807 crimes (now 4,451, a change of +16.9%). Peterborough South recorded 7,165 crimes previously (now 6,675, -6.8%).

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 City Centre has a resolution rate of 32.4% and Peterborough South has 22.1%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Peterborough City Centre falls within the Cambridgeshire Constabulary boundary. Peterborough South 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 City Centre and Peterborough South. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.