Total Crime Rate

87.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 87.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Burglary 1.7 1/10
  • Other theft 1.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Nightingale Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Five Village , and the 79th highest crime rate of 209 local areas in Boston .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nightingale Road (PE20 1FA) in the last 12 months was 87.3 per 1,000 residents and was 47.3% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 37.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 167.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nightingale Road (PE20 1FA), 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 Nightingale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swift Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swift Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boothby Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boothby Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Swift Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Swift Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swift Gardens —
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Data Sources

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