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 8EU) 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 8EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Granville Street, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Revesby Avenue (31 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 (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Argyle Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Revesby Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bartol Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sydney Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Albert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Albert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Granville Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Revesby Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granville Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granville Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granville Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granville Street —
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 Revesby Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bartol Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brothertoft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Revesby Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Revesby Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Revesby Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princess Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Brothertoft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Princess Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sydney Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brothertoft Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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