Total Crime Rate

164.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.3 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 164.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 42.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.8 9/10
  • Other theft 26.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.2 9/10
  • Burglary 15.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.9 9/10
  • Other crime 10.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Running Post Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Five Village , and the 40th 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 Running Post Lane (PE20 3AR) in the last 12 months was 164.0 per 1,000 residents and was 150.6% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 42.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Running Post Lane (PE20 3AR), the main crime hotspot is near Broad Lane. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Data Sources

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