Postcode · Boston
Crime in PE21 9LP
How much crime is recorded in PE21 9LP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Fishtoft & Wyberton East
- Council
- Boston
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,458 (2024)
PE21 9LPBoston
How safe is PE21 9LP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PE21 9LP area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 9LPNational
Violence and sexual offences21.723.6
Burglary8.99.1
Anti-social behaviour7.510.7
Other crime3.51.5
Public order2.54.6
Other theft1.74.5
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Drugs0.62.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.