Total Crime Rate

279.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 279.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.0 10/10
  • Other theft 18.5 9/10
  • Public order 18.5 9/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Witham Riverside Mews area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Fenside , and the 19th 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 Witham Riverside Mews (PE21 9JH) in the last 12 months was 279.7 per 1,000 residents and was 173.0% higher than the Fenside average (102.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 124.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Witham Riverside Mews (PE21 9JH), the main crime hotspot is near Fydell Street. Police recorded 115 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Witham Riverside Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Witham Green —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Witham Green Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Medlock Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Fydell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Fydell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fydell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fydell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fydell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Witham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Witham Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Witham Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Witham Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Witham Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Witham Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fracknal'S Row —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Witham Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A1137 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Station Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Medlock Place Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Witham Place —
Sep 2025Drugs Whiting Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Witham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Witham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wormgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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