Total Crime Rate

332.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

113.5 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 332.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 113.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 98.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.6 10/10
  • Public order 39.5 10/10
  • Burglary 24.7 10/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.6 8/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Robbery 4.9 6/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Alban Retail Park area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in St Thomas' , and the 12th highest crime rate of 208 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 Alban Retail Park (PE21 7NN) in the last 12 months was 332.2 per 1,000 residents and was 134.0% higher than the St Thomas' average (142.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 113.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 289.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alban Retail Park (PE21 7NN), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 152 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Alban Retail Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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