Total Crime Rate

72.2 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Average

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.1 per 1,000 7/10 Β· 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 72.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 40.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Laughton Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Fenside , and the 91st highest 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 Laughton Road (PE21 8LR) in the last 12 months was 72.2 per 1,000 residents and was 25.2% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (β‰ˆ 40.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 386.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laughton Road (PE21 8LR), the main crime hotspot is near Granville Street. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Laughton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coningsby Close β€”
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Argyle Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Franklin Close β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bartol Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bartol Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Taverner Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brothertoft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Franklin Close β€”
Apr 2026Drugs Brothertoft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brothertoft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brothertoft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hessle Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Coningsby Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Coningsby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingram Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Granville Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granville Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granville Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granville Street β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaw Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Princess Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granville Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princess Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cotton Road β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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