Boston Town West vs Ridge

Boston Town West has a safety score of 3/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,780 crimes in the last 12 months. Ridge has a safety score of 79/100 (Safe) with 209 crimes. Ridge scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Boston Town West shows a year-on-year crime trend of +23.4% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Ridge shows -21.7% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Boston Town West, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (641 incidents). In Ridge, it is Violent Crime (84 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Boston Town West recorded 345 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Ridge recorded 20. 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 West totalled 641 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 84 in Ridge. 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 West recorded 1,442 crimes (now 1,780, a change of +23.4%). Ridge recorded 267 crimes previously (now 209, -21.7%).

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 West has a resolution rate of 22.6% and Ridge has 100%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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