Total Crime Rate
80.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
57.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Drainside South area has the 18th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Five Village , and the 86th highest crime rate of 208 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 Drainside South (PE20 1PZ) in the last 12 months was 80.7 per 1,000 residents and was 23.3% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 57.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Drainside South (PE20 1PZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Princess Road, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Laburnum Gardens (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Boston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | London Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Princess Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laburnum Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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