Total Crime Rate

74.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 74.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cherry Walk area has the 8th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in St Thomas' , and the 93rd highest 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 Cherry Walk (PE21 8AS) in the last 12 months was 74.8 per 1,000 residents and was 49.5% lower than the St Thomas' average (148.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cherry Walk (PE21 8AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodville Road, where police recorded 126 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Revesby Avenue (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cherry Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Revesby Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cherry Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Revesby Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Revesby Avenue —
Sep 2025Drugs Woodville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Woodville Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Revesby Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Revesby Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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