Total Crime Rate
43.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fox Close area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Fenside , and the 69th lowest crime rate of 208 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 Fox Close (PE21 8EE) in the last 12 months was 43.8 per 1,000 residents and was 54.6% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fox Close (PE21 8EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Haven Meadows, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Joy Paine Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Boston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Joy Paine Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Joy Paine Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fieldfare Croft | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Haven Meadows | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Haven Meadows | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Haven Meadows | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Haven Meadows | — |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
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