Total Crime Rate
16.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The Graylings area has the lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Fenside , and the 21st lowest crime rate of 209 local areas in Boston .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around The Graylings (PE21 8EB) in the last 12 months was 16.5 per 1,000 residents and was 83.9% lower than the Fenside average (102.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Graylings (PE21 8EB), the main crime hotspot is near Joy Paine Close. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Fenside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fieldfare Croft | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Joy Paine Close | Under investigation |
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