Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Fenland and Peterborough compared
Every measure Civometry publishes for both areas, side by side. Each figure is its publisher’s own for the period named beside it, and the difference between the two is stated in the middle. Neither area is called better: which direction counts as better depends on what you are asking, and the page does not decide that for you. Where the two figures are not comparable — a different period, or nothing published for one side — the row says so instead of showing a difference.
Fenland
E07000010 · Cambridgeshire Constabulary
Peterborough
E06000031 · Cambridgeshire Constabulary
Getting better or worse
−5
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
2 more in Peterborough
−3
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
105,930
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
118,827 more in Peterborough
224,757
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£34,170
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£1,026 more in Peterborough
£35,196
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£223,168
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£14,678 more in Peterborough
£237,846
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£840
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£163 more in Peterborough
£1,003
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
3.9%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
1.5 percentage points higher in Peterborough
5.4%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
−77
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
989 more in Peterborough
+912
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,538
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£244 more in Fenland
£2,293
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
26.1
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
1.7 more in Peterborough
27.8
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
23.8%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
7.2 percentage points higher in Peterborough
31.0%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
91.0
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
32.8 more in Peterborough
123.8
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
6.5 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
0.3 years more in Peterborough
6.8 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
29.5%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
4.7 percentage points higher in Peterborough
34.2%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
7.43%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.91 percentage points higher in Fenland
6.52%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
10,799
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
263 more in Fenland
10,536
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,602
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
482 more in Fenland
3,120
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 105,930 in Fenland and 224,757 in Peterborough (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £34,170 in Fenland and £35,196 in Peterborough (2025); and average house price was £223,168 in Fenland and £237,846 in Peterborough (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 105,930 in Fenland and 224,757 in Peterborough (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £34,170 in Fenland and £35,196 in Peterborough (2025); and average house price was £223,168 in Fenland and £237,846 in Peterborough (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
Recorded crime by category
Offences per 1,000 residents in the 12 months to June 2026, from the same archive and the same window for both areas.
| Category | Fenland per 1,000 | offences | Peterborough per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 91.0 | 9,637 | 123.8 | 27,816 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.5 | 55 | 1.5 | 327 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 2.9 | 309 | 4.0 | 901 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 7.7 | 812 | 9.3 | 2,091 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 2.6 | 277 | 5.3 | 1,186 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 3.2 | 342 | 3.6 | 814 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 6.7 | 705 | 6.1 | 1,368 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 1.4 | 152 | 2.1 | 473 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 4.4 | 468 | 7.4 | 1,668 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.4 | 45 | 1.1 | 245 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 4.3 | 455 | 9.9 | 2,234 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.4 | 47 | 0.9 | 201 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 2.7 | 281 | 5.4 | 1,220 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 36.9 | 3,906 | 46.6 | 10,466 | 34.7 |
| Violent crime | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Police-recorded crime counts offences reported to and recorded by the police. It is affected by whether people report crime and by changes in police recording practice, so it does not measure all crime that happens. The Crime Survey for England and Wales is the better guide to long-term trends in the crimes it covers. Police recorded crime is not designated as National Statistics.
What this comparison rests on
Two figures are only subtracted when they are the same measure over the same period. Populations differ (105,930 and 224,757 residents on the latest estimates used here), so counts are shown alongside rates rather than instead of them. Nothing on this page is weighted, indexed or scored: every difference is one published number minus another, and the rows that cannot be compared say why.