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

Market Place 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 Market Place (PE21 6LU) 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 Market Place (PE21 6LU), 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 Market Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/111)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Lincoln Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Red Lion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Irby Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Church Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Church Lane Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other crime Tunnard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft Red Lion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorold Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Union Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorold Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorold Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thorold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Thorold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Thorold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Thorold Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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