Total Crime Rate

42.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 42.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Other theft 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Post Office Lane area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Five Village , and the 67th lowest crime rate of 209 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 Post Office Lane (PE20 2EB) in the last 12 months was 42.1 per 1,000 residents and was 29.0% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 160.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Post Office Lane (PE20 2EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tower Gardens, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near One Way Street (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Post Office Lane area

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Data Sources

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