Total Crime Rate

174.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.3 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 174.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 78.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 23.5 7/10
  • Burglary 13.1 9/10
  • Other crime 10.4 10/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Skirbeck Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Fishtoft , and the 35th highest crime rate of 208 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 Skirbeck Road (PE21 6DA) in the last 12 months was 174.9 per 1,000 residents and was 73.9% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -47.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 78.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Skirbeck Road (PE21 6DA), the main crime hotspot is near Pulvertoft Lane. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Skirbeck Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pulvertoft Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A16 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order A16 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Muster Roll Lane —
Apr 2026Other crime Tower Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Tower Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pulvertoft Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quaker Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A16 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edwin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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