Total Crime Rate

192.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 192.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 76.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 45.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.3 8/10
  • Other theft 15.2 9/10
  • Burglary 10.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

The Mill area has the 4th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Five Village , and the 30th highest crime rate of 208 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 The Mill (PE20 1LB) in the last 12 months was 192.9 per 1,000 residents and was 194.7% higher than the Five Village average (65.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -31.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 45.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Mill (PE20 1LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kings Court (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Mill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Suspect charged as part of another case
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kings Court —
Apr 2026Public order Kings Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Saxon Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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