Crap Towns / Boston / Crime

How much crime is there in Boston?

The police recorded 108 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Boston from September 2023 to August 2026, 42% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 48.2. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 106, up from 105 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	105	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	113	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	106	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	48.2	34.1
Shoplifting	17.1	7.1
Criminal damage and arson	9.9	7.0
Public order	7.0	6.6
Other theft	6.2	5.4
Burglary	4.4	3.1
Drugs	3.4	2.4
Vehicle crime	3.3	3.8
Other crime	2.9	2.0
Bicycle theft	2.6	0.5
Robbery	1.3	0.6
Possession of weapons	1.0	0.8
Theft from the person	0.6	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Skegness	29.6 km	171
Boston	–	108
Sleaford	26.3 km	83.4
Spalding	23.5 km	76.8
Holbeach	18.8 km	68.7
Kirton	5.4 km	59.9
Horncastle	27.0 km	56.3
Long Sutton	23.2 km	56.0
Bourne	33.1 km	48.9
Coningsby and Tattershall	17.1 km	44.0
Ruskington	25.6 km	34.2
The typical town	–	76.2