Crime Rate in Fishtoft, ward

Fishtoft has the 6th highest crime rate of 15 wards in Boston district and the 1627th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 141st highest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Fishtoft in the last 12 months was 104.2 per 1,000 residents and was 7.8% lower than the Boston district average (112.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Fishtoft’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 221 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -45.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 293 (≈ 39.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Fishtoft ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 216 crimes here, including 124 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.