Total Crime Rate

218.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

97.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 218.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 97.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.4 10/10
  • Other theft 19.5 9/10
  • Other crime 11.7 10/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woad Farm Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Fishtoft , and the 23rd 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 Woad Farm Road (PE21 0DU) in the last 12 months was 218.8 per 1,000 residents and was 117.4% higher than the Fishtoft average (100.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 97.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woad Farm Road (PE21 0DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Burgess Close, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near De Montfort Gardens (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woad Farm Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Nicholas Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freiston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Goodson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burgess Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burgess Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kitwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kitwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Burgess Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leverett Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leverett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kitwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freiston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hudson'S Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hudson'S Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skirbeck Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Church Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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