Total Crime Rate
24.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ashlawn Drive area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Fishtoft , and the 30th lowest crime rate of 208 local areas in Boston .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ashlawn Drive (PE21 9PU) in the last 12 months was 24.1 per 1,000 residents and was 76.1% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 13.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ashlawn Drive (PE21 9PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Margaret Drive, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Somersby Way (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Boston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tollfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rochford Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Margaret Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Margaret Drive | Under investigation |
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