Total Crime Rate

120.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 120.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 45.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.8 10/10
  • Other crime 21.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.1 6/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Forest Dale area has the 29th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Fishtoft , and the 60th highest crime rate of 208 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 120.1 per 1,000 residents and was 19.4% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 45.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Dale (PE21 9HD), the main crime hotspot is near Marian Road. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 12 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marian Road

Data Sources

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