Total Crime Rate

89.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 89.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 29.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 21.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.0 4/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Sleaford Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Fenside , and the 78th highest crime rate of 208 local areas in Boston .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sleaford Road (PE21 8EQ) in the last 12 months was 89.8 per 1,000 residents and was 7.0% lower than the Fenside average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sleaford Road (PE21 8EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fydell Street, where police recorded 143 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trafalgar Place (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sleaford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trafalgar Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sydney Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trinity Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trinity Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Trinity Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trinity Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Albert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Albert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Trinity Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sydney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sydney Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sydney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sydney Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trafalgar Place —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Fydell Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trafalgar Place —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Station Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Station Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Station Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trafalgar Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trafalgar Place —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Trafalgar Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trafalgar Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson James Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fydell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Revesby Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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