Postcode · Boston
Crime in PE21 7RT
How much crime is recorded in PE21 7RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wyberton West & Fen
- Council
- Boston
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,600 (2024)
PE21 7RTBoston
How safe is PE21 7RT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PE21 7RT area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.5
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 7RTNational
Burglary13.99.1
Violence and sexual offences11.023.6
Anti-social behaviour5.510.7
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Public order2.44.6
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Drugs0.92.4
Other theft0.64.5
Other crime0.61.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 54% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.