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Crime in PE20 3RF

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

Neighbourhood
Swineshead, Bicker & Holland Fen
Council
Boston
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,446 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PE20 3RF

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PE20 3RF 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
19.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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 3RFNational
Violence and sexual offences15.423.6
Burglary8.29.1
Anti-social behaviour6.110.7
Shoplifting3.08.4
Other theft3.04.5
Public order2.14.6
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Other crime2.01.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Drugs0.12.4
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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