Total Crime Rate
136.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woad Farm Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Fishtoft , and the 47th highest crime rate of 209 local areas in Boston .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Woad Farm Road (PE21 0DU) in the last 12 months was 136.7 per 1,000 residents and was 31.3% higher than the Fishtoft average (104.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -15.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (β 70.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 100.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woad Farm Road (PE21 0DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Freiston Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burgess Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Fishtoft| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kitwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Nicholas Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Nicholas Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Skirbeck Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mill Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rectory Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mill Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kitwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kitwood Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Nicholas Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Nicholas Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | De Montfort Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kitwood Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burgess Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Kitwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kitwood Road | Under investigation |
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