Total Crime Rate

563.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

201.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 563.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 201.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 144.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 142.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 83.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.5 10/10
  • Other theft 37.5 10/10
  • Public order 24.1 10/10
  • Robbery 21.5 10/10
  • Burglary 18.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sydney Street area has the highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Fenside , and the 6th highest crime rate of 208 local areas in Boston .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sydney Street (PE21 8NZ) in the last 12 months was 563.0 per 1,000 residents and was 483.2% higher than the Fenside average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 201.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 109.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sydney Street (PE21 8NZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Granville Street, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Revesby Avenue (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sydney Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sydney Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Argyle Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brothertoft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sydney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sydney Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sydney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sydney Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brothertoft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Revesby Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Brothertoft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brothertoft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bartol Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bartol Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Revesby Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Revesby Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fydell Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granville Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granville Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princess Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Princess Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granville Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Albert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granville Street —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Granville Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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