Total Crime Rate
193.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Skirbeck Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Fishtoft , and the 28th highest crime rate of 209 local areas in Boston .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Skirbeck Road (PE21 6DA) in the last 12 months was 193.2 per 1,000 residents and was 85.5% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -77.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 34 (β 88.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Skirbeck Road (PE21 6DA), the main crime hotspot is near Pulvertoft Lane. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 10 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 | Vehicle crime | A1138 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Edwin Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bath Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Quaker Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Quaker Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rose Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Greyfriars Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edwin Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Edwin Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bath Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A1138 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pulvertoft Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Pulvertoft Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pulvertoft Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spain Place | Under investigation |
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