Boston Rural East vs Spalding Estates

Boston Rural East has a safety score of 16/100 (High Crime) and recorded 796 crimes in the last 12 months. Spalding Estates has a safety score of 4/100 (High Crime) with 1,949 crimes. Boston Rural East scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Boston Rural East shows a year-on-year crime trend of -2.3% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Spalding Estates shows +14.3% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Boston Rural East, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (260 incidents). In Spalding Estates, it is Violent Crime (776 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Boston Rural East recorded 135 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Spalding Estates recorded 475. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Boston Rural East totalled 260 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 776 in Spalding Estates. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Boston Rural East recorded 815 crimes (now 796, a change of -2.3%). Spalding Estates recorded 1,705 crimes previously (now 1,949, +14.3%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Boston Rural East has a resolution rate of 0% and Spalding Estates has 23.2%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Boston Rural East falls within the Lincolnshire Police boundary. Spalding Estates is covered by Lincolnshire Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Boston Rural East and Spalding Estates. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.