Total Crime Rate

81.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.3 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 81.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 26.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.8 7/10
  • Burglary 15.8 10/10
  • Other crime 10.5 10/10
  • Robbery 7.9 8/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · 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 36th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Fishtoft , and the 85th 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 7HQ) in the last 12 months was 81.4 per 1,000 residents and was 19.1% lower than the Fishtoft average (100.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 816.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (PE21 7HQ), the main crime hotspot is near Woodside. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 33 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 (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Field Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B1397 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Field Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodside —
Apr 2026Other theft Woodside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Woodside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Woodside Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Woodside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodside Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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