Total Crime Rate
147.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wellington Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Fishtoft , and the 38th highest crime rate of 209 local areas in Boston .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wellington Road (PE21 0LD) in the last 12 months was 147.5 per 1,000 residents and was 41.6% higher than the Fishtoft average (104.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 337.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -55.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wellington Road (PE21 0LD), 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 Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Armfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burgess Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elizabeth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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