Total Crime Rate

466.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 466.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 386.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.6 6/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.0 8/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hessle Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 23 local areas in St Thomas' , and the 8th 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 Hessle Avenue (PE21 8DE) in the last 12 months was 466.7 per 1,000 residents and was 214.8% higher than the St Thomas' average (148.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 110 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). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -5.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 45.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 134.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hessle Avenue (PE21 8DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodville Road, where police recorded 126 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Princess Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hessle Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cherry Walk Under investigation
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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