West Town & Woodston
Middle areaSouth Peterborough. 13,368 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.5 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in West Town & Woodston live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in West Town & Woodston
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in West Town & Woodston at a rate of 112.5 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 | 599 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 300 |
| Other crime | 236 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 95 |
| Vehicle crime | 71 |
| Shoplifting | 68 |
| Drug offences | 65 |
| Burglary | 47 |
| Robbery | 15 |
| Theft from the person | 8 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How West Town & Woodston compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is West Town & Woodston safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in West Town & Woodston at a rate of 112.5 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, 157 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in West Town & Woodston.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (599), anti-social behaviour (300) and other crime (236).
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 West Town & Woodston alone. See Peterborough
West Town & Woodston in brief
The median price paid for a home in West Town & Woodston was £222,000 in 2025.
West Town & Woodston had 12,527 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in West Town & Woodston live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In West Town & Woodston, 97.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.