Total Crime Rate
23.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wellington 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 Wellington Road (PE21 0NY) 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 area’s 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 (≈ 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 Wellington Road (PE21 0NY), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 159 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Fishtoft| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Lyn Ellis Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alcorn Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alcorn Green | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayflower Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayflower Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mayflower Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Pettit Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Judge Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsway | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellington Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Judge Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Meridian Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Reams Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Furrows | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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