Total Crime Rate

26.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 26.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Alderfield Close area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in St Thomas' , and the 42nd lowest crime rate of 209 local areas in Boston .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alderfield Close (PE21 7FG) in the last 12 months was 26.0 per 1,000 residents and was 82.4% lower than the St Thomas' average (148.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 8.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 742.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alderfield Close (PE21 7FG), the main crime hotspot is near Woodside. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Alderfield Close area

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 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cork Tree Crescent
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yarborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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