Total Crime Rate

669.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

319.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 669.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 319.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 251.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 171.1 10/10
  • Public order 60.8 10/10
  • Other theft 57.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 45.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.8 10/10
  • Drugs 15.2 9/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • 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 5th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Fishtoft , and the 5th highest crime rate of 208 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 669.2 per 1,000 residents and was 565.1% 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 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 84 (≈ 319.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 1808.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willoughby Road (PE21 9HR), the main crime hotspot is near The Moorings. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 8 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 (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Moorings Under investigation
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Data Sources

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