Total Crime Rate

166.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

106.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 166.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 106.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Other crime 8.5 9/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Church Meadows area has the 5th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Five Village , and the 39th 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 Church Meadows (PE20 1XT) in the last 12 months was 166.0 per 1,000 residents and was 153.5% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 106.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Meadows (PE20 1XT), the main crime hotspot is near Edinburgh Drive. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Meadows area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penny Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boothby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edinburgh Drive —
Apr 2026Other theft Priestley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ostler Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fossitt Place —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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