Total Crime Rate

181.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 181.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 62.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.5 9/10
  • Burglary 17.1 10/10
  • Other crime 17.1 10/10
  • Drugs 11.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Rochford 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.

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Crime Over Time in Rochford Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vauxhall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Close
Apr 2026Other theft Margaret Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rochford Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Comer Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Comer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Comer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Comer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Comer Close
Apr 2026Public order Richmond Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Margaret Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vauxhall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freiston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vauxhall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vauxhall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freiston Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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