Boston crime rate
Overview of Boston crime rate
Boston crime incidents by crime type
- Violence and sexual offences – 2758 (40.3)%
- Anti-social behaviour – 1121 (16.4)%
- Shoplifting – 649 (9.5)%
- Criminal damage and arson – 538 (7.9)%
- Other theft – 411 (6.0)%
- Public order – 354 (5.2)%
- Burglary – 218 (3.2)%
- Drugs – 203 (3.0)%
- Vehicle crime – 186 (2.7)%
- Other crime – 136 (2.0)%
- Bicycle theft – 124 (1.8)%
- Possession of weapons – 74 (1.1)%
- Robbery – 41 (0.6)%
- Theft from the person – 25 (0.4)%
How does Boston compare against nearby areas ?
List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):
Heat map for all nearby areas Boston is compared against
Crime rates in Boston wards
There are 15 wards within Boston. Station, Witham (Boston), Trinity (Boston) has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.
List of all 15 wards from high crime rate to low.
Analyze trends and crime types for Boston wards
Crime rates in postcode districts under Boston
There are 6 postcode districts/outcodes under or overlapping with Boston. Highest crime rates in PE21, PE11, PE12 .
- PE21 – 120.2
- PE11 – 83.8
- PE12 – 55.4
- PE20 – 54.4
- LN4 – 46.9
- PE22 – 42.5
Postcode districts in Boston
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