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Crime · Boston
Reported crime in Boston
6,584 incidents logged with the police in the past 12 months, around 135 per 1,000 residents.
Total incidents
6,584
Rate / 1,000
135
Categories
14
Months on file
12
By category
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 2,244 | 34% |
| Anti social behaviour | 1,434 | 22% |
| Shoplifting | 745 | 11% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 457 | 7% |
| Public order | 343 | 5% |
| Burglary | 310 | 5% |
| Other theft | 276 | 4% |
| Vehicle crime | 164 | 2% |
| Other crime | 160 | 2% |
| Drugs | 150 | 2% |
| Bicycle theft | 142 | 2% |
| Robbery | 88 | 1% |
| Possession of weapons | 52 | 1% |
| Theft from the person | 19 | 0% |
Category by month
| Category | Jul | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 221 | 204 | 189 | 165 | 166 | 178 | 190 | 151 | 188 | 182 | 192 | 218 | 2244 |
| Anti social behaviour | 158 | 123 | 126 | 122 | 99 | 96 | 115 | 83 | 129 | 133 | 141 | 109 | 1434 |
| Shoplifting | 73 | 151 | 84 | 41 | 67 | 44 | 44 | 51 | 53 | 54 | 33 | 50 | 745 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 54 | 42 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 49 | 28 | 457 |
| Public order | 27 | 39 | 21 | 21 | 32 | 20 | 24 | 39 | 24 | 29 | 32 | 35 | 343 |
| Burglary | 35 | 23 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 66 | 48 | 23 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 310 |
| Other theft | 26 | 20 | 30 | 26 | 17 | 23 | 15 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 16 | 27 | 276 |
| Vehicle crime | 13 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 28 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 164 |
| Other crime | 15 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 160 |
| Drugs | 14 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 150 |
| Bicycle theft | 28 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 142 |
| Robbery | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 88 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 52 | |
| Theft from the person | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 19 | |||
| Total | 680 | 665 | 564 | 487 | 513 | 474 | 573 | 504 | 536 | 546 | 519 | 523 | 6584 |
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police.uk street-level crime for the Census neighbourhoods (LSOAs) covering Boston, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026. The rate uses those neighbourhoods’ Census 2021 population of 48,908.