Total Crime Rate
181.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
62.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rochford Crescent area has the 20th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Fishtoft , and the 33rd 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 Rochford Crescent (PE21 9AF) in the last 12 months was 181.8 per 1,000 residents and was 80.7% higher than the Fishtoft average (100.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rochford Crescent (PE21 9AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Richmond Close, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vauxhall Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Boston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vauxhall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Margaret Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rochford Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Comer Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Comer Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Comer Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Comer Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Comer Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Richmond Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Margaret Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vauxhall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Freiston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vauxhall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vauxhall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Freiston Road | Under investigation |
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