Total Crime Rate

155.5 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 155.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wells Place area has the 20th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Fishtoft , and the 34th 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 Wells Place (PE21 7NJ) in the last 12 months was 155.5 per 1,000 residents and was 49.2% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 85.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wells Place (PE21 7NJ), 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 Wells Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Field Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scott Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mercer Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Wallace Way Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Field Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Scott Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Scott Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mercer Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yarborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Pilgrim Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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