Total Crime Rate

217.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 217.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 86.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.7 10/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 2/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

White Horse Lane area has the 16th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Fishtoft , and the 24th highest crime rate of 208 local areas in Boston .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around White Horse Lane (PE21 8SZ) in the last 12 months was 217.3 per 1,000 residents and was 116.0% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 86.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around White Horse Lane (PE21 8SZ), the main crime hotspot is near Bridge Street. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in White Horse Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/61)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stells Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paddock Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stells Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Tower Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Tower Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fydell Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fish Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stells Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fish Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Fish Hill Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Fish Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fish Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fish Hill —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street —
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Data Sources

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