Total Crime Rate

35.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 35.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 7.9 2/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Robbery 4.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Burleigh Gardens area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Fishtoft , and the 53rd lowest crime rate of 208 local areas in Boston .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Burleigh Gardens (PE21 9DE) in the last 12 months was 35.6 per 1,000 residents and was 64.6% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burleigh Gardens (PE21 9DE), the main crime hotspot is near Hartley Street. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Burleigh Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brown'S Road —
Apr 2026Drugs St Leonards Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brown'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brown'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Leonards Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Leonards Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Leonards Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary St Leonards Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brown'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Leonards Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Leonards Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Leonards Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Leonards Close —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hartley Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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