Crime Rates at Pump Square, Boston, PE21 6QW

Pump Square area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Fishtoft , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 209 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 Pump Square (PE21 6QW) in the last 12 months was 952.4 per 1,000 residents and was 814.3% higher than the Fishtoft average (104.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 195 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 4 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -59.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 101 (≈ 218.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pump Square (PE21 6QW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petticoat Lane, where police recorded 189 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Lane (78 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.