Postcode · Boston
Crime in PE21 9DB
How much crime is recorded in PE21 9DB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Boston Central & North
- Council
- Boston
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,750 (2024)
PE21 9DBBoston
How safe is PE21 9DB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PE21 9DB area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 9DBNational
Violence and sexual offences19.323.6
Burglary12.19.1
Anti-social behaviour11.110.7
Public order2.94.6
Other theft2.54.5
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Other crime0.81.5
Drugs0.72.4
Robbery0.21.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.