Total Crime Rate
69.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Alfred Street area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Fishtoft , and the 95th highest crime rate of 208 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 Alfred Street (PE21 6DN) in the last 12 months was 69.7 per 1,000 residents and was 30.7% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -21.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 29.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Alfred Street (PE21 6DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Windsor Bank, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wheeler Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Boston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Muster Roll Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Skirbeck Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hudson'S Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hudson'S Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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