Total Crime Rate

349.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 349.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 139.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.5 10/10
  • Public order 37.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ralphs Lane area has the highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Five Village , and the 12th 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 Ralphs Lane (PE21 7AX) in the last 12 months was 349.8 per 1,000 residents and was 490.0% higher than the Five Village average (59.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 123.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ralphs Lane (PE21 7AX), the main crime hotspot is near Bus/Coach Station. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ralphs Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft B1391 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order B1391 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B1391 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
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Data Sources

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