Crime Rates at Union Street, Boston, PE21 6PT

Union Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Fenside , and the 19th 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 Union Street (PE21 6PT) in the last 12 months was 279.7 per 1,000 residents and was 173.0% higher than the Fenside average (102.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 124.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Union Street (PE21 6PT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petticoat Lane, where police recorded 175 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Lane (78 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.