Postcode · Boston
Crime in PE21 8ND
How much crime is recorded in PE21 8ND, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Fenside & Lister Way
- Council
- Boston
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,924 (2024)
PE21 8NDBoston
How safe is PE21 8ND
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 49.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PE21 8ND area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
49.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
105
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 8NDNational
Violence and sexual offences45.823.6
Anti-social behaviour35.510.7
Criminal damage and arson11.24.7
Burglary4.49.1
Other crime2.61.5
Other theft2.54.5
Drugs1.62.4
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Public order1.24.6
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.