Total Crime Rate
217.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
86.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Edwin Street 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 Edwin Street (PE21 8TE) 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 Edwin Street (PE21 8TE), 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.
View Crime In Boston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | St Ann'S Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Ann'S Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Ann'S Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | St Ann'S Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Edwin Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stells Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stells Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stells Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stells Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edwin Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edwin Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stells Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tower Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Tower Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Tower Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bridge Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bridge Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bridge Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pulvertoft Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pulvertoft Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stells Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A16 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stells Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stells Lane | — |
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