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Boston in Lincolnshire is the most murderous place in England and Wales.

New crime figures from the Home Office have revealed the number of cases of homicide, attempted murder and conspiracy to murder for the 12 months up to and including September 2015.

In Boston there were two homicides and eight attempted murders with the combined figure coming at a rate of 15 murderous crimes for every 100,000 people living in the area.

This was the highest rate for any area in England and Wales and makes Boston the most murderous place in the country.

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Second on the list was the City of London with 12.4 crimes per 100,000 people.

However due to its tiny resident population its inclusion on the list is slightly unfair when compared to other areas.

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There was only one homicide there in the year to September 2015 and no cases of conspiracy to murder or attempted murder.

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Gloucester was third on the list with 10 murderous crimes a rate of eight for every 100,000 residents while Blackpool was fourth with 11 at a rate of 7.8 for every 100,000.

Across England and Wales as a whole the number of homicides increased by 14 per cent from 502 to 573 over the same period.

Cases of conspiracy to murder were up from 33 to 46 while attempted murders increased by a fifth from 511 to 611.

Cases of attempted murder, conspiracy to murder and homicide

Area - Year to Sept 2015 - Murderous crimes per 100,000 people

Boston 10 15.0 City of London 1 12.4 Gloucester 10 8.0 Blackpool 11 7.8 Lincoln 7 7.3 Manchester 33 6.3 Salford 15 6.2 Rochdale 13 6.1 Hackney 15 5.7 Amber Valley 7 5.6



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East Northamptonshire 5 5.6 Stoke-on-Trent 14 5.6 Islington 12 5.4 Broxbourne 5 5.2 Kettering 5 5.2 Westminster 12 5.1 Tendring 7 5.0 Basildon 9 5.0 Waverley 6 4.9 Greenwich 13 4.8

Cases of homicide

Area Year to Sept 2015 - Homicide rate per 100,000