Total Crime Rate

135.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 135.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.7 9/10
  • Public order 13.9 8/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Edinburgh Drive area has the 9th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Five Village , and the 49th 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 Edinburgh Drive (PE20 1JR) in the last 12 months was 135.4 per 1,000 residents and was 128.4% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 86.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edinburgh Drive (PE20 1JR), the main crime hotspot is near Edinburgh Drive. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Edinburgh Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodland Road —
Sep 2025Public order Edinburgh Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thomas Middlecott Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fossitt Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Woodland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodland Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Fossitt Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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