Total Crime Rate

265.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

106.7 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 265.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 106.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.4 10/10
  • Burglary 21.3 10/10
  • Other theft 15.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 15.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.2 9/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Grove Street West area has the 12th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Fishtoft , and the 18th 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 Grove Street West (PE21 6TL) in the last 12 months was 265.2 per 1,000 residents and was 163.6% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 106.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grove Street West (PE21 6TL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petticoat Lane, where police recorded 240 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Grove Street West area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Petticoat Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tawney Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rason'S Court
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petticoat Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rason'S Court
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tawney Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tawney Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Main Ridge East Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petticoat Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Main Ridge East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Main Ridge East Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petticoat Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Mastins Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Mastins Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Mastins Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mastins Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mastins Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mastins Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Burglary Petticoat Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petticoat Lane

Data Sources

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