Total Crime Rate

1226.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

533.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1226.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 533.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 418.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 310.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 127.1 9/10
  • Public order 73.5 10/10
  • Other theft 67.8 10/10
  • Burglary 48.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.6 10/10
  • Drugs 39.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 33.9 10/10
  • Robbery 28.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.1 10/10
  • Other crime 8.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Strait Bargate area has the highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Fishtoft , and the highest crime rate of 208 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 Strait Bargate (PE21 6LJ) in the last 12 months was 1226.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1118.4% 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 148 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 41.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -51.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 189 (≈ 533.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Strait Bargate (PE21 6LJ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Strait Bargate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/111)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fish Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petticoat Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petticoat Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Main Ridge West —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petticoat Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quaker Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petticoat Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petticoat Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Fish Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Fish Hill Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Fish Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fish Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fish Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tawney Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tawney Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tawney Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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