Total Crime Rate

43.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 43.8 4/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Public order 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Sleaford Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in St Thomas' , and the 73rd lowest crime rate of 209 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 Sleaford Road (PE21 7PQ) in the last 12 months was 43.8 per 1,000 residents and was 70.4% lower than the St Thomas' average (148.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 9.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sleaford Road (PE21 7PQ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 156 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sleaford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ashton Hall Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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