Total Crime Rate

1384.2 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 1384.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 395.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 355.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 183.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 98.9 10/10
  • Public order 76.3 10/10
  • Other theft 70.6 10/10
  • Drugs 53.7 10/10
  • Burglary 42.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 33.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 19.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 17.0 10/10
  • Robbery 17.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.1 9/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
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

Witham Place area has the highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Fishtoft , and the 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 Witham Place (PE21 6LG) in the last 12 months was 1384.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1228.9% higher than the Fishtoft average (104.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 140 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -34.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 179 (β‰ˆ 505.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Witham Place (PE21 6LG), the main crime hotspot is near Church Lane. Police recorded 160 crimes here, including 78 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Witham Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Thorold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorold Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Street β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Irby Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thorold Street β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Witham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Witham Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wormgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Lane β€”

Data Sources

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