Crime Rates at Red Lion Street, Boston, PE21 6NY

Red Lion Street 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 Red Lion Street (PE21 6NY) 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 Red Lion Street (PE21 6NY), 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.