Is Peterborough safe? United Kingdom travel risk
Is Peterborough safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Peterborough scores 32/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates United Kingdom Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 9 Sep 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Peterborough scores 32/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United Kingdom (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Peterborough: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and health and medical access (45/100).
A score of 32 is higher than the scores of 36% of the 241 countries we cover.
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Geographic & Regional Coordinates
In the Peterborough territory, Peterborough is established at 52.5661° N, 0.2364° W. It lies 118.0 km S relative to London. Time zone observed: Europe/London.
Peterborough
52.5661° N, 0.2364° W
12 m
Europe/London
194,000
Emergency & Aviation Access
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Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Peterborough happened in January, March, October and November (4 of 4 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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