Total Crime Rate

241.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.5 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 241.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 111.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 93.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.6 9/10
  • Public order 25.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.8 9/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Robbery 7.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Broadfield Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Fenside , and the 21st 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 Broadfield Street (PE21 8XA) in the last 12 months was 241.0 per 1,000 residents and was 149.6% higher than the Fenside average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 93.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broadfield Street (PE21 8XA), 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 Broadfield Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/61)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trafalgar Place —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Trafalgar Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fydell Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trafalgar Place —
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trafalgar Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Station Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trafalgar Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lincoln Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trafalgar Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Station Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Row —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson James Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lincoln Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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