Total Crime Rate

170.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 170.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 92.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.7 10/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Norfolk Place area has the 8th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Fenside , and the 37th 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 Norfolk Place (PE21 9JJ) in the last 12 months was 170.5 per 1,000 residents and was 76.6% higher than the Fenside average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -5.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 92.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norfolk Place (PE21 9JJ), the main crime hotspot is near Thorold Street. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Norfolk Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorold Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Union Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Norfolk Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Norfolk Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Tunnard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Red Lion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Red Lion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorold Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorold Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Union Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thorold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Thorold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Thorold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Thorold Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Union Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Irby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brady Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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