Petersfield
Middle areaNorth east Cambridge. 8,347 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.1 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Petersfield live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Petersfield
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Petersfield at a rate of 165.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 110.7 per 1,000 people across Cambridge.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Other crime | 386 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 291 |
| Shoplifting | 254 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 223 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 77 |
| Drug offences | 48 |
| Vehicle crime | 33 |
| Burglary | 25 |
| Theft from the person | 22 |
| Robbery | 20 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Petersfield compares
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Is Petersfield safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Petersfield at a rate of 165.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 110.7 per 1,000 people across Cambridge.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 161 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Petersfield.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were other crime (386), violence and sexual offences (291) and shoplifting (254).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Cambridge
These figures are published for the whole of Cambridge, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Cambridge and not Petersfield alone. See Cambridge
Petersfield in brief
The median price paid for a home in Petersfield was £460,000 in 2025.
Petersfield had 8,230 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Petersfield live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Petersfield, 99.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.