Total Crime Rate

57.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 57.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 37.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woodville Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in St Thomas' , and the 90th 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 Woodville Road (PE21 8AR) in the last 12 months was 57.8 per 1,000 residents and was 59.3% lower than the St Thomas' average (142.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodville Road (PE21 8AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodville Road, where police recorded 91 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Revesby Avenue (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woodville Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princess Street
Apr 2026Public order Revesby Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Revesby Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Revesby Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Revesby Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carver Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Revesby Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Revesby Avenue
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodville Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodville Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodville Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodville Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodville Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Princess Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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