Total Crime Rate

140.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 52.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.5 8/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Puritan Way 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 .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Puritan Way (PE21 8NW) 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons 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 ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 58.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Puritan Way (PE21 8NW), the main crime hotspot is near Ingelow Avenue. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Puritan Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hollydene Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hollydene Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Porcher Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hollydene Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hollydene Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Puritan Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Franklin Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Franklin Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Franklin Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Franklin Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fenside Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Franklin Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Franklin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Puritan Way —
Sep 2025Other theft Hurle Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Joy Paine Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ingelow Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shaw Road —
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Data Sources

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