Swineshead, Bicker & Holland Fen
Middle areaWest Boston. 6,621 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 122 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Swineshead, Bicker & Holland Fen live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Swineshead, Bicker & Holland Fen
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Swineshead, Bicker & Holland Fen at a rate of 53.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 108.0 per 1,000 people across Boston.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 155 |
| Other crime | 63 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 53 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 30 |
| Burglary | 22 |
| Vehicle crime | 22 |
| Shoplifting | 11 |
| Drug offences | 1 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Swineshead, Bicker & Holland Fen compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Swineshead, Bicker & Holland Fen safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Swineshead, Bicker & Holland Fen at a rate of 53.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 108.0 per 1,000 people across Boston.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 21 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Swineshead, Bicker & Holland Fen.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (155), other crime (63) and anti-social behaviour (53).
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 middle area, so they describe all of Boston and not Swineshead, Bicker & Holland Fen alone. See Boston
Swineshead, Bicker & Holland Fen in brief
The median price paid for a home in Swineshead, Bicker & Holland Fen was £235,000 in 2025.
Swineshead, Bicker & Holland Fen had 6,690 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Swineshead, Bicker & Holland Fen live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Swineshead, Bicker & Holland Fen, 78.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.