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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in PE21: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

PE21 recorded 540 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 10.53 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 33.3% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 6.1% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring128.64 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment540 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 6.1% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

540
trending_up +2.9% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

128.64per 1k
High Risk

Active Postcodes

1,463

Within PE21 district

Boston

51,292

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Church Lane Map
total: 15 Violence and sexual offences: 10 Public order: 2
15
Woodville Road Map
total: 15 Shoplifting: 15
15
Shopping Area Map
total: 15 Shoplifting: 7 Anti-social behaviour: 5
15
Police Station Map
total: 14 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Drugs: 4
14
Valentine Close Map
total: 13 Anti-social behaviour: 8 Public order: 3
13
Stells Lane Map
total: 13 Violence and sexual offences: 8 Anti-social behaviour: 4
13
Hospital Map
total: 12 Violence and sexual offences: 7 Anti-social behaviour: 2
12
Thorold Street Map
total: 11 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 3
11
Petticoat Lane Map
total: 11 Shoplifting: 8 Burglary: 2
11
Trafalgar Place Map
total: 10 Anti-social behaviour: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 3
10

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
540 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
180
33.3%
Anti-social Behaviour
133
24.6%
Shoplifting
54
10.0%
Criminal Damage & Arson
38
7.0%
Burglary
31
5.7%
Public Order
29
5.4%
Other Theft
22
4.1%
Drug Offences
14
2.6%
Other Crime
11
2.0%
Bicycle Theft
9
1.7%
Vehicle Crime
8
1.5%
Robbery
6
1.1%
Weapons Possession
5
0.9%

Crime Analysis: PE21

Violence & Sexual Offences makes up the largest share of crime in PE21 at 33.3%. Anti-social Behaviour (24.6%) and Shoplifting (10.0%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in PE21 has risen noticeably — by 6.1%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for PE21 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +2.9%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +6.1%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +0.5%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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