Total Crime Rate

109.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 109.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 41.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.4 5/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Linley Drive area has the 31st highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Fishtoft , and the 64th highest crime rate of 209 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 Linley Drive (PE21 7EJ) in the last 12 months was 109.0 per 1,000 residents and was 4.6% higher than the Fishtoft average (104.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Linley Drive (PE21 7EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Middlecott Close. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Linley Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Carmel Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carmel Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cork Tree Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middlecott Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Middlecott Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Middlecott Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linley Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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