Total Crime Rate

482.2 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 482.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 167.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 93.2 10/10
  • Drugs 74.0 10/10
  • Public order 38.4 10/10
  • Other theft 30.1 10/10
  • Other crime 27.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 13.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.2 9/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Irby Place area has the 6th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Fishtoft , and the 6th 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 Irby Place (PE21 8SE) in the last 12 months was 482.2 per 1,000 residents and was 362.9% 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 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 79 (≈ 216.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Irby Place (PE21 8SE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petticoat Lane, where police recorded 189 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Lane (78 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Irby Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Pipe Office Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Customhouse Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Witham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Lincoln Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lincoln Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Lincoln Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Medlock Place Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Medlock Place
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Irby Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wormgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Customhouse Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Customhouse Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Witham Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petticoat Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petticoat Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petticoat Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petticoat Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft West Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Row
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petticoat Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petticoat Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petticoat Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Street Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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