Total Crime Rate

87.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 87.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Garfits Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in St Thomas' , and the 78th 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 Garfits Lane (PE21 7EX) in the last 12 months was 87.6 per 1,000 residents and was 40.9% lower than the St Thomas' average (148.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 216.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garfits Lane (PE21 7EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Garfit'S Lane, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wyberton West Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Garfits Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wyberton West Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wyberton West Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wyberton West Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wyberton West Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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