Total Crime Rate

105.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.1 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 105.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 41.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.0 9/10
  • Burglary 18.3 10/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Bradford Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Fenside , and the 66th 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 Bradford Road (PE21 8BJ) in the last 12 months was 105.0 per 1,000 residents and was 8.8% higher than the Fenside average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 41.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Bradford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodville Gardens East
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bunting Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moorhen Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carver Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodville Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodville Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorhen Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodville Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodville Gardens East
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Woodville Gardens East 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 Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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