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Crime in PE20

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

Council
Boston
Region
East Midlands
Population
23,504 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PE20

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in PE20, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
27.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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).

PE20National
Violence and sexual offences21.723.6
Anti-social behaviour9.810.7
Burglary8.39.1
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Other theft3.14.5
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Public order2.44.6
Other crime1.61.5
Shoplifting1.68.4
Robbery1.31.4
Drugs0.72.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
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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