Postcode · Boston
Crime in PE20 2HT
How much crime is recorded in PE20 2HT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Swineshead, Bicker & Holland Fen
- Council
- Boston
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,417 (2024)
PE20 2HTBoston
How safe is PE20 2HT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PE20 2HT area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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).
PE20 2HTNational
Violence and sexual offences12.923.6
Burglary11.39.1
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Anti-social behaviour4.810.7
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Other theft2.24.5
Public order1.64.6
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Drugs0.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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.