Total Crime Rate
100.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Princess Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Five Village , and the 68th 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 Princess Road (PE20 1JW) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 68.7% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 42.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Princess Road (PE20 1JW), 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.
View Crime In Five Village| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edinburgh Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Edinburgh Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thomas Middlecott Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fossitt Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Fossitt Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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