Total Crime Rate

263.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 263.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 100.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.0 10/10
  • Public order 27.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.1 9/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Riverside area has the 14th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Fishtoft , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 209 local areas in Boston .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Riverside (PE21 9EJ) in the last 12 months was 263.6 per 1,000 residents and was 153.1% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 127.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riverside (PE21 9EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Cotton Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Riverside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Fydell Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bowman Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bowman Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Orchard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Kyme Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kyme Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kyme Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fydell Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charter Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charter Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Castle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cotton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cotton Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cotton Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Riverside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Riverside Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bowman Close —
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Data Sources

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