Latest data shows that violent crime in Peterborough increased by six per cent last year – with more than nine and a half thousand violent offences recorded in the city in 2025.
The ONS data showed that overall, crime in the city rose by about four per cent.
Now data has revealed where the city neighbourhoods are with the highest rate of violent and sexual offences are.
The statistics are shown as the number of offences per 1,000 people, and are for the 12 months from March 2025 to February 2026.
Ravensthorpe’s figures may be skewed by the location of HMP Peterborough within its boundaries.
The data is available at https://peterborough.localinsight.org/
1. Violent Crime in Peterborough
There were 48.0 violent or sexual crimes per 1,000 people in Peterborough - compared to 31.9 across England as a whole Photo: mubi - stock.adobe.com
2. Central Ward
Central Ward had a rate of 118.9 violent or sexual offences per 1,000 people Photo: Google
3. Ravensthorpe
Ravensthorpe had a rate of 83.1 violent or sexual offences per 1,000 people Photo: Google
4. East Ward
East Ward had a rate of 57.9 violent or sexual offences per 1,000 people Photo: Google