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Crime in Boston by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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2,025crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+2%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Freistonlowest rate5 per 1,000 a year
66middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Wyberton (-9%), Kirton (-1%) and Boston (8%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1BostonPE21 · 42,667 residents 141.8▲ 8%violence
2WybertonPE21 · 4,285 residents 95.2▼ 9%violence
3KirtonPE20 · 7,432 residents 79.7▼ 1%violence
4SuttertonPE20 · 1,637 residents 66▼ 13%violence
5AlgarkirkPE20 · 1,637 residents 63.5▼ 7%violence
6SwinesheadPE20 · 1,862 residents 40.8▼ 32%violence
7Old LeakePE22 · 2,240 residents 26.8▼ 44%violence
8FreistonPE22 · 1,605 residents 5▼ 80%violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Boston have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Freiston, Old Leake, Swineshead, Algarkirk and Sutterton.

Which areas of Boston have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Boston, Wyberton, Kirton, Sutterton and Algarkirk.

Is crime going up or down in Boston?

Across Boston, 2,025 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 2% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.