Total Crime Rate

198.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 198.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 98.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.2 9/10
  • Burglary 16.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Princess Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Fenside , and the 27th highest crime rate of 208 local areas in Boston .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Princess Street (PE21 8HE) in the last 12 months was 198.9 per 1,000 residents and was 106.0% higher than the Fenside average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 98.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princess Street (PE21 8HE), the main crime hotspot is near Princess Street. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Princess Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hessle Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coningsby Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brothertoft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brothertoft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bartol Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bartol Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Coningsby Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Coningsby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Argyle Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brothertoft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Princess Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princess Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Brothertoft Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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