Total Crime Rate

364.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.6 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 364.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 277.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 45.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.5 9/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 11th highest crime rate of 208 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 364.9 per 1,000 residents and was 157.1% higher than the St Thomas' average (142.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 79 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 45.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.5% 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 91 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Princess Street (20 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 (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Hessle Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Street Under investigation
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 2026Shoplifting Woodville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princess Street —
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 2026Possession of weapons Woodville Gardens East Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodville Gardens East —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodville Gardens East —
Apr 2026Other theft Princess Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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