Total Crime Rate

952.4 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 952.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 422.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 149.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 121.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 52.0 10/10
  • Public order 43.3 10/10
  • Burglary 41.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 23.8 10/10
  • Drugs 21.7 10/10
  • Other theft 19.5 9/10
  • Robbery 17.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 13.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.7 9/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mitre 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

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Crime Over Time in Mitre Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Fish Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Quaker Lane β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quaker Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petticoat Lane β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mastins Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mastins Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mastins Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fish Hill β€”
Sep 2025Public order Main Ridge West Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Main Ridge West Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Corpus Christi Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Petticoat Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petticoat Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Public order Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Fish Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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