Total Crime Rate

469.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 469.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 116.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 107.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.8 10/10
  • Public order 38.8 10/10
  • Burglary 25.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 8.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Custom House Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Fishtoft , and the 7th 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 Custom House Lane (PE21 6HH) in the last 12 months was 469.8 per 1,000 residents and was 351.1% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 155.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Custom House Lane (PE21 6HH), 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 Custom House Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/93)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Petticoat Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mastins Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petticoat Lane —
Sep 2025Robbery Petticoat Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Quaker Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quaker Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime A1138 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A1138 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mastins Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mastins Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spain Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Main Ridge West Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pulvertoft Lane —
Sep 2025Public order Main Ridge West Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Corpus Christi Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pulvertoft Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pulvertoft Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petticoat Lane —
Sep 2025Public order Fish Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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