Total Crime Rate

204.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 204.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 53.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.1 9/10
  • Other theft 16.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 13.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.0 9/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

James Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Fishtoft , and the 26th highest crime rate of 208 local areas in Boston .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around James Street (PE21 8RD) in the last 12 months was 204.0 per 1,000 residents and was 102.8% higher than the Fishtoft average (100.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 53.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around James Street (PE21 8RD), the main crime hotspot is near Trafalgar Place. Police recorded 90 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in James Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/82)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trafalgar Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lincoln Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Station Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Station Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Row —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boston Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Lincoln Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fydell Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Station Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson James Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trinity Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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