Total Crime Rate

870.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 870.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 418.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 182.5 10/10
  • Other theft 79.9 10/10
  • Public order 57.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 49.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 22.8 10/10
  • Drugs 22.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.4 10/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Willoughby Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Fishtoft , and the 3rd 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 Willoughby Road (PE21 9HR) in the last 12 months was 870.7 per 1,000 residents and was 735.9% 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 110 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 129 (≈ 490.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2160.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willoughby Road (PE21 9HR), the main crime hotspot is near The Moorings. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 3 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

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Data Sources

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