Total Crime Rate

19.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 19.8 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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

Towell Close area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Fishtoft , and the 26th 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 Towell Close (PE21 0BD) in the last 12 months was 19.8 per 1,000 residents and was 81.0% lower than the Fishtoft average (104.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 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 ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -78.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Towell Close (PE21 0BD), the main crime hotspot is near Valentine Close. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Towell Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Valentine Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Nicholas Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Valentine Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mill Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mill Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences De Montfort Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Nicholas Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Skirbeck Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Nicholas Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Nicholas Road —

Data Sources

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