Total Crime Rate

54.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 54.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Coles Lane area has the 25th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Five Village , and the 92nd lowest crime rate of 209 local areas in Boston .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Coles Lane (PE20 3NS) in the last 12 months was 54.3 per 1,000 residents and was 8.5% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 36.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 250.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 53.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coles Lane (PE20 3NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hillcrest Gardens, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Villa Walk (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Coles Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hillcrest Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hillcrest Gardens —
Sep 2025Other crime Villa Walk Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meres Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Meres Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Packhorse Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Villa Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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