Total Crime Rate

413.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

194.5 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 413.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 194.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 145.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 79.5 10/10
  • Drugs 60.3 10/10
  • Public order 43.8 10/10
  • Other theft 27.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.9 9/10
  • Other crime 16.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 5.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 3/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 3/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Irby Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Fishtoft , and the 9th highest crime rate of 208 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 Irby Street (PE21 8SA) in the last 12 months was 413.7 per 1,000 residents and was 311.2% 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 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 194.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Irby Street (PE21 8SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fydell Street, where police recorded 143 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trafalgar Place (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Irby Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A1137 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boston Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Fydell Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fydell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fydell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fydell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lincoln Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Lincoln Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station
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 2026Criminal damage and arson George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street
Apr 2026Other theft Irby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Irby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Medlock Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medlock Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medlock Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tower Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paddock Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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