Total Crime Rate

405.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

163.8 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 405.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 163.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 142.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 99.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 90.5 10/10
  • Burglary 17.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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 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 Market Place (PE21 6NH) 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 Market Place (PE21 6NH), 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 (30/104)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Irby Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Church Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Main Ridge West —
Apr 2026Public order Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Church Lane Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Drugs Lincoln Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lincoln Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tower Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A16 Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fydell Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Red Lion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Red Lion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Fish Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quaker Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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