Total Crime Rate

161.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

110.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 161.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 110.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.8 10/10
  • Other theft 15.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.0 6/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Robbery 9.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.0 8/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Yarborough Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Fishtoft , and the 41st highest crime rate of 208 local areas in Boston .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Yarborough Road (PE21 7HS) in the last 12 months was 161.7 per 1,000 residents and was 60.7% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 110.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yarborough Road (PE21 7HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Scott Drive, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westfield Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Yarborough Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Tytton Lane East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wallace Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tytton Lane East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Tytton Lane East Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Tytton Lane East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pilgrim Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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