Postcode · Boston
Crime in PE21 0SA
How much crime is recorded in PE21 0SA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Fishtoft & Wyberton East
- Council
- Boston
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,877 (2024)
How safe is PE21 0SA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PE21 0SA area, 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
17.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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).
PE21 0SANational
Violence and sexual offences12.723.6
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Anti-social behaviour4.210.7
Other theft2.64.5
Other crime1.41.5
Burglary1.39.1
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Public order0.44.6
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.