Postcode · Boston
Crime in PE22 9SD
How much crime is recorded in PE22 9SD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Leake & Butterwick
- Council
- Boston
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,267 (2024)
PE22 9SDBoston
How safe is PE22 9SD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PE22 9SD 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
27.0
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).
PE22 9SDNational
Violence and sexual offences23.723.6
Anti-social behaviour8.610.7
Burglary7.19.1
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Other theft2.44.5
Public order1.84.6
Other crime1.11.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Shoplifting0.68.4
Drugs0.62.4
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 23% 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.