Total Crime Rate

284.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 284.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 81.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 73.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 60.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 25.9 10/10
  • Other theft 21.6 10/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Robbery 8.6 8/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Broadfield Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Fenside , and the 16th 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 Broadfield Lane (PE21 8DS) in the last 12 months was 284.5 per 1,000 residents and was 194.7% higher than the Fenside average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -13.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 73.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 165.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broadfield Lane (PE21 8DS), the main crime hotspot is near Trafalgar Place. Police recorded 90 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Broadfield Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/48)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trafalgar Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Row —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trinity Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trafalgar Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trafalgar Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson James Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Trafalgar Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hamilton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trafalgar Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trafalgar Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Approach —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Approach —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Approach —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hamilton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trafalgar Place —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moorhen Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorhen Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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