Crime Rates at Spain Lane, Boston, PE21 6HY

Spain Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Fishtoft , and the 10th highest crime rate of 208 local areas in Boston .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Spain Lane (PE21 6HY) in the last 12 months was 405.2 per 1,000 residents and was 302.7% higher 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 163.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spain Lane (PE21 6HY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petticoat Lane, where police recorded 240 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Lane (93 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.