Postcode · Boston
Crime in PE22 9AF
How much crime is recorded in PE22 9AF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Leake & Butterwick
- Council
- Boston
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,686 (2024)
PE22 9AFBoston
How safe is PE22 9AF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PE22 9AF area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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).
PE22 9AFNational
Violence and sexual offences13.423.6
Burglary9.89.1
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Other theft1.24.5
Public order1.14.6
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% 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.