Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Boston and Great Yarmouth compared
Every measure Civometry publishes for both areas, side by side. Each figure is its publisher’s own for the period named beside it, and the difference between the two is stated in the middle. Neither area is called better: which direction counts as better depends on what you are asking, and the page does not decide that for you. Where the two figures are not comparable — a different period, or nothing published for one side — the row says so instead of showing a difference.
Boston
E07000136 · Lincolnshire Police
Great Yarmouth
E07000145 · Norfolk Constabulary
Getting better or worse
−3
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
2 more in Great Yarmouth
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
72,092
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
28,865 more in Great Yarmouth
100,957
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£29,805
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£4,989 more in Great Yarmouth
£34,794
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£180,778
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£28,386 more in Great Yarmouth
£209,164
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£803
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£38 more in Great Yarmouth
£841
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
4.8%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.1 percentage points higher in Boston
4.7%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
−286
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
208 more in Great Yarmouth
−78
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,309
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£106 more in Great Yarmouth
£2,414
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
28.5
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
5.8 more in Great Yarmouth
34.2
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
27.9%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
3.6 percentage points higher in Great Yarmouth
31.5%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
110.1
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
0.2 more in Boston
109.9
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
6.1 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
0.1 years more in Boston
6.0 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
32.3%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
3.3 percentage points higher in Boston
29.0%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
7.75%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.81 percentage points higher in Boston
6.94%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
10,716
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
1,319 more in Boston
9,397
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,435
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
81 more in Boston
3,354
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 72,092 in Boston and 100,957 in Great Yarmouth (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £29,805 in Boston and £34,794 in Great Yarmouth (2025); and average house price was £180,778 in Boston and £209,164 in Great Yarmouth (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 72,092 in Boston and 100,957 in Great Yarmouth (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £29,805 in Boston and £34,794 in Great Yarmouth (2025); and average house price was £180,778 in Boston and £209,164 in Great Yarmouth (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
Recorded crime by category
Offences per 1,000 residents in the 12 months to June 2026, from the same archive and the same window for both areas.
| Category | Boston per 1,000 | offences | Great Yarmouth per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 110.1 | 7,937 | 109.9 | 11,100 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 2.0 | 143 | 0.8 | 79 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 5.2 | 373 | 3.2 | 319 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 8.0 | 579 | 10.3 | 1,043 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 2.3 | 165 | 2.9 | 296 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 2.9 | 209 | 2.5 | 256 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 4.9 | 354 | 7.2 | 727 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.8 | 60 | 1.7 | 167 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 5.7 | 413 | 7.6 | 766 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 1.2 | 90 | 0.7 | 75 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 10.7 | 772 | 6.7 | 677 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.3 | 20 | 0.8 | 81 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 3.0 | 214 | 2.6 | 263 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 39.5 | 2,848 | 47.6 | 4,807 | 34.7 |
| Violent crime | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Police-recorded crime counts offences reported to and recorded by the police. It is affected by whether people report crime and by changes in police recording practice, so it does not measure all crime that happens. The Crime Survey for England and Wales is the better guide to long-term trends in the crimes it covers. Police recorded crime is not designated as National Statistics.
What this comparison rests on
Two figures are only subtracted when they are the same measure over the same period. Populations differ (72,092 and 100,957 residents on the latest estimates used here), so counts are shown alongside rates rather than instead of them. Nothing on this page is weighted, indexed or scored: every difference is one published number minus another, and the rows that cannot be compared say why.