Postcode · Boston
Crime in PE21 8LY
How much crime is recorded in PE21 8LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Fenside & Lister Way
- Council
- Boston
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,558 (2024)
PE21 8LYBoston
How safe is PE21 8LY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PE21 8LY area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
37.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
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 8LYNational
Violence and sexual offences32.623.6
Anti-social behaviour14.010.7
Criminal damage and arson8.64.7
Burglary7.29.1
Public order3.54.6
Other crime2.61.5
Other theft2.14.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Drugs1.02.4
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Robbery0.71.4
Shoplifting0.68.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 40% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.