Total Crime Rate

130.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 130.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.1 6/10
  • Other crime 10.6 9/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Forest Dale area has the 27th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Fishtoft , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 209 local areas in Boston .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Forest Dale (PE21 9HD) in the last 12 months was 130.7 per 1,000 residents and was 25.5% higher than the Fishtoft average (104.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 350.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 70.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Dale (PE21 9HD), the main crime hotspot is near Marian Road. Police recorded 24 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 Forest Dale area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marian Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friar Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marian Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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