Total Crime Rate

81.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 81.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.4 5/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hospital Lane area has the 38th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Fishtoft , and the 87th 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 Hospital Lane (PE21 9BY) in the last 12 months was 81.2 per 1,000 residents and was 22.0% lower than the Fishtoft average (104.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hospital Lane (PE21 9BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hartley Street (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hospital Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Grand Sluice Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hartley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hartley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hartley Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hartley Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Winston Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Leonards Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilda Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilda Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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