Boston Town West vs Nettleham

Boston Town West has a safety score of 3/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,780 crimes in the last 12 months. Nettleham has a safety score of 19/100 (High Crime) with 746 crimes. Nettleham 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. Nettleham shows -12.4% (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 Nettleham, it is Violent Crime (287 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 Nettleham recorded 177. 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 287 in Nettleham. 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%). Nettleham recorded 852 crimes previously (now 746, -12.4%).

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 Nettleham has 0%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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