Total Crime Rate
192.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
45.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Gardner Row area has the 4th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Five Village , and the 30th highest crime rate of 208 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 192.9 per 1,000 residents and was 194.7% higher than the Five Village average (65.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -31.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 45.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% 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 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Boston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Priestley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hardwick Estate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Spinney | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | The Spinney | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Spinney | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boothby Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Saxon Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Suspect charged as part of another case |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kings Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kings Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edinburgh Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kings Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Kings Arms Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Kings Arms Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Penny Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ostler Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Kings Arms Close | Suspect charged as part of another case |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Kings Arms Close | Awaiting court outcome |
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