Total Crime Rate

52.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 52.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 26.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hardwick Estate area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Five Village , and the 82nd lowest crime rate of 208 local areas in Boston .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hardwick Estate (PE20 1HJ) in the last 12 months was 52.6 per 1,000 residents and was 19.6% lower than the Five Village average (65.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hardwick Estate (PE20 1HJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lighton Avenue (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hardwick Estate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hardwick Estate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons The Spinney Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Spinney —
Apr 2026Burglary Sentance Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Saxon Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Suspect charged as part of another case
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lighton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walnut Road —
Apr 2026Public order Kings Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kings Court —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kings Arms Close Suspect charged as part of another case
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kings Arms Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kings Arms Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kings Arms Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lighton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Spinney Under investigation
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Data Sources

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