Total Crime Rate

49.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 49.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Hardwick Estate area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Five Village , and the 83rd lowest crime rate of 209 local areas in Boston .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hardwick Estate (PE20 1HQ) in the last 12 months was 49.3 per 1,000 residents and was 16.8% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hardwick Estate (PE20 1HQ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hardwick Estate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kings Arms Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jackson Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walnut Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lighton Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kings Arms Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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