Total Crime Rate
63.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Laughton Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Fenside , and the 104th lowest crime rate of 209 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 8LW) in the last 12 months was 63.6 per 1,000 residents and was 37.9% lower than the Fenside average (102.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (β 27.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Laughton Road (PE21 8LW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Granville Street, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Taverner Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Fenside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fydell Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bartol Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cotton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cotton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cotton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Taverner Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Taverner Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Taverner Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Taverner Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Fydell Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kyme Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kyme Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Kyme Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bartol Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brothertoft Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bartol Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bartol Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bartol Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bartol Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sydney Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sydney Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sydney Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sydney Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Granville Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bowman Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bowman Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bowman Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Albert Street | Under investigation |
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