Postcode · Boston
Crime in PE21 9AE
How much crime is recorded in PE21 9AE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Skirbeck
- Council
- Boston
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,763 (2024)
PE21 9AEBoston
How safe is PE21 9AE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PE21 9AE 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
35.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
64
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 9AENational
Violence and sexual offences23.223.6
Burglary16.29.1
Anti-social behaviour13.610.7
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Other crime3.51.5
Other theft3.34.5
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Public order2.54.6
Drugs1.32.4
Robbery1.01.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 42% 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.