Conversation so far:
What kind of community work did Matthew Boulton do?
Mattthew Boulton helped found the New Street Theatre in 1774
Was there any other community work that Matthew Boulton did aside from the New Street Theatre?
Matthew Boulton also supported Birmingham's Oratorio Choral Society, and collaborated with button maker and amateur musical promoter Joseph Moore to put on a series of private concerts in 1799.
Was Boulton successful with the festival in Birmingham?
The festival with Matthew Boulton took place in September 1768, the first of a series stretching well into the twentieth century.

Question: Was there much crime where he did the community work?
Self-contained rewrite: Was there much crime where Matthew Boulton did the community work?