Total Crime Rate

91.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 91.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 33.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

London Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in St Thomas' , and the 75th 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 London Road (PE21 7EW) in the last 12 months was 91.4 per 1,000 residents and was 35.6% lower than the St Thomas' average (142.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 33.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (PE21 7EW), the main crime hotspot is near Middlecott Close. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Carmel Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cork Tree Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middlecott Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middlecott Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Middlecott Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cork Tree Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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