Postcode district · Bourne
Crime in PE10
How much crime is recorded in PE10, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- South Kesteven
- Region
- East Midlands
- Population
- 37,468 (2024)
How safe is PE10
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in PE10, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
PE10National
Violence and sexual offences15.123.6
Anti-social behaviour8.510.7
Shoplifting8.18.4
Burglary5.89.1
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Public order2.04.6
Other theft1.94.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other crime1.31.5
Robbery0.51.4
Drugs0.52.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.