Crime Rates at High Street, Boston, PE21 8TJ

High Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Fishtoft , and the 20th highest crime rate of 209 local areas in Boston .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (PE21 8TJ) in the last 12 months was 278.3 per 1,000 residents and was 167.2% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -52.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 135.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (PE21 8TJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stells Lane (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.