Total Crime Rate

330.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 330.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 172.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.6 9/10
  • Burglary 15.2 10/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gardner Row area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Five Village , and the 14th highest crime rate of 209 local areas in Boston .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gardner Row (PE20 1DU) in the last 12 months was 330.0 per 1,000 residents and was 456.5% higher than the Five Village average (59.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 76.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gardner Row (PE20 1DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gardner Row area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Priestley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Penny Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kings Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kings Arms Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kings Arms Close —
Sep 2025Other theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penny Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penny Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boothby Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boothby Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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