Total Crime Rate

151.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 151.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Other crime 9.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Robbery 4.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Swift Gardens area has the 5th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Five Village , and the 35th highest crime rate of 209 local areas in Boston .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Swift Gardens (PE20 1EQ) in the last 12 months was 151.2 per 1,000 residents and was 155.1% higher than the Five Village average (59.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 87.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 987.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swift Gardens (PE20 1EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Swift Gardens. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Swift Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Swift Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swift Gardens —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Swift Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swift Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swift Gardens —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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