Total Crime Rate

18.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 18.4 2/10
  • Violent crimes 6.1 1/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Medlam Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in St Thomas' , and the 17th lowest crime rate of 208 local areas in Boston .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Medlam Road (PE21 7PP) in the last 12 months was 18.4 per 1,000 residents and was 87.1% lower than the St Thomas' average (142.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Medlam Road (PE21 7PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodville Gardens East, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Florin Drive (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Medlam Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Hessle Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodville Gardens East —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodville Gardens East —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Woodville Gardens East Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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