The most murderous places in England and Wales have been revealed by the Home Office (Picture: Ross Parry)

A town in Lincolnshire is the most murderous place in England and Wales, according to the Home Office.

New figures released claim Boston had a higher number of murders, attempted murders and conspiracies to murder per 100,000 people than anywhere else.

There were two murders and eight attempted murders there in the year up to September 2015.

The City of London was the next highest, although as its residential population is tiny meaning that one murder was enough to make it appear high on the list.


Gloucester and Blackpool all so feature high on the list, with eight and 7.8 murderous crimes per 100,000 people.



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The number of murders in England and Wales went up from 502 to 573 in 12 months – a 14 per cent increase.

And attempted murders went up from 511 to 611.

Following the release of the figures Lincolnshire Police Supt Paul Timmmins told the Boston Standard: ‘Using population data to compare crime rates will inevitably not provide the truest national picture but we do acknowledge that there have been a number of tragic incidents in Boston in recent years.

‘In most cases, arrests, charges and convictions followed swiftly and Lincolnshire remains a low crime county with one of the lowest recorded rates for violent crime in the country.’

The most murderous places in England and Wales Boston – 10 crimes, 15 per 100,000 people City of London – 1 crime, 12.4 per 100,000 people Gloucester – 10 crimes, 8 per 100,000 people Blackpool – 11 crimes, 7.8 per 100,000 people Lincoln – 7 crimes, 7.3 per 100,000 people Manchester – 33 crimes, 6.3 per 100,000 people Salford – 15 crimes, 6.2 per 100,000 people Rochdale – 13 crimes, 6.1 per 100,000 people Hackney – 15 crimes, 5.7 per 100,000 people Amber Valley – 7 crimes, 5.6 per 100,000 people