Crime Rate in Swineshead and Holland Fen, ward

Swineshead and Holland Fen has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 15 wards in Boston district and the 2316th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 227th lowest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Swineshead and Holland Fen in the last 12 months was 47.2 per 1,000 residents and was 58.3% lower than the Boston district average (112.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Swineshead and Holland Fen’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 88.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 90 (≈ 21.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Swineshead and Holland Fen ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Hillcrest Gardens, with 22 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Drayton Road (9 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.