Total Crime Rate

140.7 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 140.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cotton Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Fenside , and the 44th highest crime rate of 209 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 Cotton Road (PE21 8NH) in the last 12 months was 140.7 per 1,000 residents and was 37.3% higher than the Fenside average (102.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (β‰ˆ 64.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cotton Road (PE21 8NH), the main crime hotspot is near Taverner Road. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cotton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bowman Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cotton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bowman Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bowman Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hessle Gardens Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Franklin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Franklin Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Franklin Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Franklin Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Franklin Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Franklin Close β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Ingram Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ingram Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Kyme Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cotton Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Hurle Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taverner Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taverner Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kyme Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taverner Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taverner Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taverner Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Porcher Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shaw Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kyme Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cotton Road β€”

Data Sources

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