Total Crime Rate

68.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 68.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 26.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Willoughby Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Fishtoft , and the 100th highest crime rate of 208 local areas in Boston .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Willoughby Road (PE21 9EH) in the last 12 months was 68.5 per 1,000 residents and was 32.0% lower than the Fishtoft average (100.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willoughby Road (PE21 9EH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 103 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Willoughby Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tawney Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Comer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Comer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Comer Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Field Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Comer Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Field Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foster Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foster Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Field Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foster Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tawney Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hartley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Comer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Leonards Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Leonards Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Leonards Close —
Apr 2026Burglary St Leonards Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Leonards Close Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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