Total Crime Rate

333.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 333.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 118.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.4 9/10
  • Other theft 21.4 10/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.6 8/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Robbery 4.9 7/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.6 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

Half Penny Court area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in St Thomas' , and the 13th highest crime rate of 209 local areas in Boston .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Half Penny Court (PE21 7LX) in the last 12 months was 333.9 per 1,000 residents and was 125.2% higher than the St Thomas' average (148.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 72 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 87.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 65.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 601.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Half Penny Court (PE21 7LX), the main crime hotspot is near Wyberton West Road. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Half Penny Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Florin Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wyberton West Road Under investigation
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 Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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