Total Crime Rate
34.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Boston Road South area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Holbeach Town , and the 74th lowest crime rate of 289 local areas in South Holland .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Boston Road South (PE12 8AA) in the last 12 months was 34.9 per 1,000 residents and was 66.2% lower than the Holbeach Town average (103.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -58.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Boston Road South (PE12 8AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pearl Court, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near East Elloe Avenue (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pearl Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tony Worth Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tony Worth Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pearl Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Pearl Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pearl Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pearl Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pearl Court | — |
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