Total Crime Rate
23.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woad Farm Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Fishtoft , and the 34th 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 Woad Farm Road (PE21 0ER) in the last 12 months was 23.0 per 1,000 residents and was 78.0% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -45.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (β 19.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 120.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woad Farm Road (PE21 0ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Winslow Road, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mayflower Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Fishtoft| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mayflower Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winslow Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winslow Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winslow Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winslow Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Valentine Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Valentine Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mill Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mill Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellington Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsway | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Pettit Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayflower Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | De Montfort Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayflower Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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