Total Crime Rate

93.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 93.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 28.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 19.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

London Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Fishtoft , and the 74th highest crime rate of 208 local areas in Boston .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around London Road (PE21 7RB) in the last 12 months was 93.0 per 1,000 residents and was 7.6% lower than the Fishtoft average (100.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (PE21 7RB), the main crime hotspot is near Middlecott Close. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cork Tree Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cork Tree Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Middlecott Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middlecott Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middlecott Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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