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Crime in PE20 3NP

How much crime is recorded in PE20 3NP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Swineshead, Bicker & Holland Fen
Council
Boston
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,758 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PE20 3NP

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PE20 3NP area, 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
23.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 3NPNational
Violence and sexual offences22.223.6
Anti-social behaviour6.910.7
Public order4.04.6
Burglary3.09.1
Other theft2.24.5
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Other crime0.51.5
Shoplifting0.28.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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