Total Crime Rate

171.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 171.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Woodville Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in St Thomas' , and the 31st highest crime rate of 209 local areas in Boston .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodville Road (PE21 8BU) in the last 12 months was 171.7 per 1,000 residents and was 15.9% higher than the St Thomas' average (148.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 78.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 108.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodville Road (PE21 8BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodville Road, where police recorded 126 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carver Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woodville Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carver Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Staniland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Florin Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Woodville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Woodville Road Local resolution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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