Total Crime Rate

149.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 149.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.0 6/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Yarborough Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Fishtoft , and the 36th highest crime rate of 209 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 149.7 per 1,000 residents and was 43.7% higher than the Fishtoft average (104.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 113.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 115.9% 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 21 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 (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Pilgrim Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yarborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scott Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Public order Scott Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Scott Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Wallace Way Further investigation is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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