Boston 002A
NeighbourhoodCentral Boston. 1,924 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.4 square kilometres.
Deprivation by neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025
In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Boston 002A is in decile 1.
How Boston 002A compares
Each dot is a neighbourhood. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Boston 002A safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Boston 002A at a rate of 109.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 125.4 per 1,000 people across Fenside & Lister Way.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 24 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Boston 002A.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (92), anti-social behaviour (72) and criminal damage and arson (23).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Boston
These figures are published for the whole of Boston, not for each neighbourhood, so they describe all of Boston and not Boston 002A alone. See Boston
Boston 002A in brief
Boston 002A has a deprivation score of 50.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
Boston 002A had 1,839 usual residents at the census.
In Boston 002A, 85.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Boston 002A, 6.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.