Total Crime Rate

196.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 196.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 50.2 8/10
  • Other theft 45.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 18.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.7 9/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • 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

Broad Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Five Village , and the 29th 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 Broad Lane (PE20 2LA) in the last 12 months was 196.4 per 1,000 residents and was 200.0% higher than the Five Village average (65.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 50.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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Data Sources

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