Orton West & Castor
Middle areaWest Peterborough. 9,466 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 40 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 44% of people in Orton West & Castor live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Orton West & Castor
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Orton West & Castor at a rate of 57.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 125.3 per 1,000 people across Peterborough.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 162 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 121 |
| Other crime | 105 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 45 |
| Vehicle crime | 36 |
| Shoplifting | 35 |
| Burglary | 28 |
| Drug offences | 10 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
| Robbery | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Orton West & Castor compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Orton West & Castor safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Orton West & Castor at a rate of 57.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 125.3 per 1,000 people across Peterborough.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 44 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Orton West & Castor.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (162), anti-social behaviour (121) and other crime (105).
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 Peterborough
These figures are published for the whole of Peterborough, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Peterborough and not Orton West & Castor alone. See Peterborough
Orton West & Castor in brief
The median price paid for a home in Orton West & Castor was £312,475 in 2025.
Orton West & Castor had 9,238 usual residents at the census.
About 44% of people in Orton West & Castor live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Orton West & Castor, 96.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.