Total Crime Rate

102.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 102.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 27.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.5 5/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Horncastle Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Fishtoft , and the 69th highest crime rate of 208 local areas in Boston .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Horncastle Road (PE21 9JA) in the last 12 months was 102.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1.3% higher than the Fishtoft average (100.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Horncastle Road (PE21 9JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hartley Street (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Horncastle Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hartley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brown'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brown'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brown'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brown'S Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Leonards Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Leonards Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Leonards Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Leonards Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs St Leonards Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Leonards Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Leonards Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Leonards Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Leonards Close —
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Data Sources

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