Total Crime Rate

156.9 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 156.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.8 9/10
  • Other theft 16.8 9/10
  • Burglary 14.0 9/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sydney Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Fenside , and the 33rd 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 Sydney Street (PE21 8NY) in the last 12 months was 156.9 per 1,000 residents and was 53.1% 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 Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 78.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 83.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sydney Street (PE21 8NY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Granville Street, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Portland Street (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sydney Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bartol Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Revesby Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horace Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Fydell Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fydell Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Revesby Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Revesby Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Revesby Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Albert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brothertoft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bartol Crescent
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bartol Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bartol Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bartol Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bartol Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Frampton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Albert Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cherry Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Revesby Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brothertoft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Sydney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Portland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sydney Street
Sep 2025Other theft Sydney Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Granville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sydney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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