Total Crime Rate

326.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

129.5 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 326.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 129.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 119.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 93.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.4 10/10
  • Burglary 16.2 10/10
  • Other theft 16.2 9/10
  • Other crime 12.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 9.7 5/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Alford Terrace area has the 11th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Fishtoft , and the 14th 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 Alford Terrace (PE21 8PS) in the last 12 months was 326.9 per 1,000 residents and was 224.8% higher than the Fishtoft average (100.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 129.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alford Terrace (PE21 8PS), the main crime hotspot is near Stells Lane. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Alford Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stells Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stells Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stells Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stells Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stells Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stells Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stells Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stells Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stells Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stells Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stells Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stells Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs St Ann'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery St Ann'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Ann'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hamilton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hamilton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Ann'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Friars Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Spalding Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spalding Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Duke Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Redstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stells Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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