Total Crime Rate

82.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 82.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Burglary 15.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.2 4/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Witham Gardens area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Fenside , and the 84th highest crime rate of 209 local areas in Boston .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Witham Gardens (PE21 8PP) in the last 12 months was 82.3 per 1,000 residents and was 19.6% lower than the Fenside average (102.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Witham Gardens (PE21 8PP), the main crime hotspot is near Fydell Street. Police recorded 115 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Witham Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bowman Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Castle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Orchard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A1137 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bowman Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bowman Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fydell Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Fydell Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fracknal'S Row —
Sep 2025Other theft Granville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horace Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fydell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Albert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Riverside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fydell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Witham Green —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Witham Green Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Medlock Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Medlock Place Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Witham Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fydell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fydell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Fydell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Riverside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Witham Green Under investigation
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Data Sources

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