Total Crime Rate

790.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 790.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 232.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 187.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 79.0 10/10
  • Public order 59.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 59.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 34.6 10/10
  • Drugs 34.6 10/10
  • Burglary 29.6 10/10
  • Other theft 27.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 14.8 9/10
  • Other crime 12.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.9 10/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 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

Paddock Grove area has the 4th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Fishtoft , and the 4th 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 Paddock Grove (PE21 8QL) in the last 12 months was 790.1 per 1,000 residents and was 658.6% higher than the Fishtoft average (104.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 94 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 125 (≈ 308.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paddock Grove (PE21 8QL), the main crime hotspot is near Church Lane. Police recorded 160 crimes here, including 78 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Paddock Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Customhouse Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pilgrim Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street
Sep 2025Drugs Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pilgrim Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street
Sep 2025Public order Trafalgar Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trinity Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trinity Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trinity Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Trinity Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Trinity Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trinity Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pilgrim Close Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pilgrim Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Trafalgar Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Lane

Data Sources

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