Total Crime Rate

190.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 190.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 117.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.8 9/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.9 6/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Sleaford Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Fenside , and the 29th highest crime rate of 209 local areas in Boston .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sleaford Road (PE21 8EH) in the last 12 months was 190.2 per 1,000 residents and was 85.7% higher than the Fenside average (102.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 117.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sleaford Road (PE21 8EH), the main crime hotspot is near Fydell Street. Police recorded 115 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sleaford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Sydney Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary James Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horace Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tannery Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tannery Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fydell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fydell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fydell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Fydell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tannery Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fydell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Trafalgar Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tannery Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Broadfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Albert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Broadfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Broadfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Shoplifting Broadfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Broadfield Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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