Is Werrington in Peterborough a nice place to live?
Is Werrington in Peterborough a nice place to live or is it a bit rough? You've found some estate agents and they have told you what you wanted to hear. You've read some speil by a local councillor who says that Werrington is on the up and up? Now it's time for a bit of reality. Cold hard statistics culled from the Police, the Indices of Deprivation and the latest census. Is Werrington the land of milk and honey or a hell hole? Time to find out!
Nothing gives an accurate snapshop of an area quite like the Indices of Multiple Deprivation. These statistics are published every two years by the government and really give you an insight into what Werrington is really like. We use the traffic light system, so you can see at a glace how bad (or good) Werrington is. The decile scores we publish range from 1 to 10, where 1 is the worst and 10 the best. They represent the average of all the Lower Super Output Areas (LSOA) in Werrington.
| Deprivation Domain | |
|---|---|
| Income | 7 |
| Employment | 6 |
| Education, Skills & Training | 6 |
| Health & Disability | 5 |
| Crime | 8 |
| Outdoor Environment | 5 |
Crime in Werrington
If you are moving to Werrington you'll want to know if the area if a crime infested hell hole compared to the other wards in Peterborough. We have you covered. No need to stake the place out at night to see if it turns into an anti-social nightmware at night!
We have taken the 'best fit' Policing area that includes Werrington and grabbed the crime incidents from data.police.uk The data is for incidents reported to the Police. In by far the majority of incidents, no further action is taken. The data is typically 3 months in arrears.
There were a total of 339 street level crime incidents in Werrington in February 2021. The largest category was Violent Crime, followed by Anti Social Behaviour. Below are these incidents broken down by category.
Although violent crime represents the largest incidents category in Werrington, this category is usually the largest in any urban area. This is partly because 'Violent Crime' covers so many offences compared to say Burglary| Crime Category | Incidents |
|---|---|
| Violent Crime | 100 |
| Anti Social Behaviour | 58 |
| Shoplifting | 44 |
| Criminal Damage Arson | 36 |
| Public Order | 20 |
| Other Theft | 19 |
| Vehicle Crime | 17 |
| Burglary | 13 |
| Bicycle Theft | 9 |
| Drugs | 8 |
| Other Crime | 7 |
| Possession Of Weapons | 5 |
| Theft From The Person | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| All Crime | 339 |
That's all very well, but you want to know if those crime incidents are happening in the road you are thinking of moving to, right? Here they are plotted on a map. You can see where the clusters are. To protect people's privacy, each road is broken down in to one or two clusters. So that could mean the incidents occur throughout the road or multiple incidents at one address,
The Indices of Multiple Deprivation has a breakdown of crime in the Werrington area down to Lower Super Output Areas (LSOA) level. This is equivelent to a few roads. These statistics are a measure of how likley you are to be victim of 'personal or material crime', lovely! So in laymen's terms, how likely you are to be mugged or burgled. According to these statistics, here are the roads with the least crime and the most crime:
Roads with the most crime in Werrington
Abbey Road, Arundel Road, Balmoral Road, Carleton Crest, Churchfield Road, Dukesmead, Frederick Drive, Gallions Close, Lincoln Road, Luddington Road, Marholm Road, Marholm Road cycle path, Marne Avenue, Mead Close, Mountsteven Avenue, Sages Lane, Sandringham Road, Walton Park, Warwick Road, Werrington Parkway cycle path, Windsor AvenueRoads with the least Crime in Werrington
Alfreds Way, Barn Close, Benedict Square, Bristol Avenue, Canterbury Road, Carron Drive, Coventry Close, Danish Court, Dukesmead, Edinburgh Avenue, Ely Close, Helmsdale Gardens, John Wesley Road, Lambes Court, Lichfield Avenue, Lincoln Road, Papyrus Road, Ripon Close, Rushton Avenue, Salisbury Road, Sharma Leas, Staverton Road, Wells Close, Werrington Grove, Werrington Parkway, Werrington Parkway cycle pathUniversal Credit (UC) Statistics in and around Werrington, Peterborough
Although Universal Credit (UC) is a in and out of work benefit, it is a good indicator of the levels of unemployment and crucially as we move to a 'gig economy', under employment in Werrington. The Department for Work & Pensions typically publish UC count figures 6 months in arrears.Wages Statistics: How much can you expect to earn in Werrington?
Every year the Office of National Statitics (ONS) publishes its labour market survery. Amongst these statitics is how much gross weekly pay you can earn on average in any local district council area. Peterborough is ranked 218/314 local district councils in England, from the highest down to the lowest average weekly gross pay.Your Wellbeing in Werrington
Each year the Office for National Statitics (ONS) conducts a wellbeing survey at the local district level. We've grabbed the results for Peterborough so you can see what to expect in Werrington. Is it a soul destroying hellhole or quite the salubrious desireable place to live?Your Health in Werrington
If you are thinking of moving to Werrington, you'll want to know if the place is likely to put you on a downward spiral of ill health. We've taken the healh question from the latest census to find out how Peterborough compares to its neighbouring local authorities. People were asked to rate their current health from very bad to very good;
