Total Crime Rate

47.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 47.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.7 7/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Willington Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Five Village , and the 80th lowest crime rate of 209 local areas in Boston .

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 Willington Road (PE20 1EP) in the last 12 months was 47.2 per 1,000 residents and was 20.4% lower than the Five Village average (59.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willington Road (PE20 1EP), the main crime hotspot is near Swift Gardens. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Willington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kings Arms Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kings Arms Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boothby Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swift Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swift Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swift Gardens —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Swift Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Swift Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boothby Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Penny Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Priestley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penny Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penny Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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