Total Crime Rate
408.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Boston Shopping Park area has the 8th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Fishtoft , and the 9th highest crime rate of 209 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 Boston Shopping Park (PE21 9BD) in the last 12 months was 408.7 per 1,000 residents and was 292.3% higher than the Fishtoft average (104.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 133.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Boston Shopping Park (PE21 9BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tawney Street, where police recorded 103 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Fishtoft| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hartley Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mastins Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Leonards Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hartley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hartley Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Queen'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mastins Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mastins Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Main Ridge West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Main Ridge West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Corpus Christi Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tawney Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tawney Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Tawney Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Tawney Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Tawney Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tawney Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hope Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Grand Sluice Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Norfolk Street | — |
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