Postcode · Boston
Crime in PE21 6EE
How much crime is recorded in PE21 6EE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Boston Central & North
- Council
- Boston
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,351 (2024)
How safe is PE21 6EE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 66.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PE21 6EE area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
66.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
171
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 6EENational
Violence and sexual offences48.323.6
Shoplifting38.08.4
Burglary34.99.1
Anti-social behaviour30.010.7
Public order10.64.6
Criminal damage and arson9.34.7
Other theft7.24.5
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Bicycle theft3.91.0
Robbery3.81.4
Drugs3.22.4
Other crime3.01.5
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
40
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80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.