Total Crime Rate
952.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mitre Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Fishtoft , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 209 local areas in Boston .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mitre Lane (PE21 6EB) in the last 12 months was 952.4 per 1,000 residents and was 814.3% higher than the Fishtoft average (104.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 195 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 4 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -59.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 101 (β 218.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mitre Lane (PE21 6EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petticoat Lane, where police recorded 189 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Lane (78 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Fishtoft| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Fish Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Lane | 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 | Church Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Lane | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Church Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Church Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Church Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Church Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petticoat Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mastins Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mastins Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mastins Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fish Hill | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Main Ridge West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Main Ridge West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Corpus Christi Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Petticoat Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petticoat Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bridge Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fish Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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