Total Crime Rate

326.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

129.5 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 326.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 129.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 119.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 93.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.4 10/10
  • Burglary 16.2 10/10
  • Other theft 16.2 9/10
  • Other crime 12.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 9.7 5/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

King Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Fishtoft , and the 14th highest crime rate of 208 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 King Street (PE21 8UX) in the last 12 months was 326.9 per 1,000 residents and was 224.8% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 129.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Street (PE21 8UX), the main crime hotspot is near Trafalgar Place. Police recorded 90 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in King Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bunting Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stells Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trinity Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stells Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stells Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trafalgar Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stells Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stells Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stells Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trinity Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stells Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trafalgar Place
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Trafalgar Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trafalgar Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trafalgar Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trafalgar Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Trinity Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson James Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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