Boston Town Centre vs Hykeham Town

Boston Town Centre has a safety score of 4/100 (High Crime) and recorded 2,261 crimes in the last 12 months. Hykeham Town has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) with 969 crimes. Hykeham Town scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Boston Town Centre shows a year-on-year crime trend of +16.6% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Hykeham Town shows +3.9% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Boston Town Centre, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (666 incidents). In Hykeham Town, it is Violent Crime (355 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Boston Town Centre recorded 457 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Hykeham Town recorded 288. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Boston Town Centre totalled 666 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 355 in Hykeham Town. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Boston Town Centre recorded 1,939 crimes (now 2,261, a change of +16.6%). Hykeham Town recorded 933 crimes previously (now 969, +3.9%).

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 Town Centre has a resolution rate of 24.7% and Hykeham Town has 24.5%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Boston Town Centre falls within the Lincolnshire Police boundary. Hykeham Town 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 Town Centre and Hykeham Town. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.