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Lincolnshire is the 21st most dangerous county in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The overall crime rate in Lincolnshire in 2021 was 75 crimes per 1,000 people, and the most common crimes were violence and sexual offences, which happened to roughly every 34 out of 1,000 residents.
Out of all of Lincolnshire's larger towns and cities, Skegness is the most dangerous. The next most dangerous is Gainsborough, and Grimsby comes in as third most dangerous. There are safer parts of Lincolnshire, starting with Bottesford which ranks as the safest area in Lincolnshire, followed up by Bourne in second place, and North Hykeham in third place.
Incidents mapped in Lincolnshire represent the time frame between April 2019 and March 2022. Each point on the map represents an area where crimes have been recorded locally.
Last updated: 09 Apr, 2021
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Last updated: 09 Apr, 2021
| Crime | Count | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 24,311 | 22.24 |
| Bicycle Theft | 1,262 | 1.15 |
| Burglary | 4,578 | 4.19 |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 10,008 | 9.16 |
| Drugs | 2,185 | 2.00 |
| Other Crime | 2,276 | 2.08 |
| Other Theft | 5,960 | 5.45 |
| Possession of Weapons | 687 | 0.63 |
| Public Order | 8,661 | 7.92 |
| Robbery | 505 | 0.46 |
| Shoplifting | 5,728 | 5.24 |
| Theft From the Person | 285 | 0.26 |
| Vehicle Crime | 3,272 | 2.99 |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 36,819 | 33.68 |
| Name | Total Crimes | Crime Rate | Rate Difference from Lincolnshire |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barton-upon-Humber | 699 | 60 | 26% safer |
| Boston | 3,661 | 100 | 25% more dangerous |
| Bottesford | 6 | 0.56 | 13332% safer |
| Bourne | 704 | 41 | 85% safer |
| Cleethorpes | 3,119 | 81 | 8% more dangerous |
| Gainsborough | 2,884 | 138 | 45% more dangerous |
| Grantham | 3,752 | 84 | 11% more dangerous |
| Grimsby | 11,686 | 132 | 43% more dangerous |
| Holbeach | 639 | 59 | 28% safer |
| Immingham | 725 | 73 | 2.6% safer |
| Lincoln | 12,525 | 118 | 36% more dangerous |
| Louth | 1,258 | 72 | 4.1% safer |
| Mablethorpe and Sutton | 959 | 76 | 0.91% more dangerous |
| North Hykeham | 732 | 45 | 68% safer |
| Scunthorpe | 8,656 | 104 | 27% more dangerous |
| Skegness | 3,186 | 156 | 52% more dangerous |
| Sleaford | 1,209 | 62 | 22% safer |
| Spalding | 2,592 | 73 | 3.5% safer |
| Stamford | 1,097 | 53 | 42% safer |
| Crime Rate Per 1,000 Residents | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crime | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Trend |
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 22 | 17 | 25 | 22 | Getting worse |
| Bicycle Theft | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.2 | Safer |
| Burglary | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4.2 | Safer |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | Safer |
| Drugs | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.0 | Safer |
| Other Crime | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | Getting worse |
| Other Theft | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | Safer |
| Possession of Weapons | 0.67 | 0.76 | 0.69 | 0.63 | Safer |
| Public Order | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | Getting worse |
| Robbery (inc. mugging) | 0.59 | 0.65 | 0.44 | 0.46 | Safer |
| Shoplifting | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | Safer |
| Theft From the Person (inc. pickpocketing) | 0.48 | 0.55 | 0.28 | 0.26 | Safer |
| Vehicle Crime | 4.6 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 3.0 | Safer |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 26 | 35 | 32 | 34 | Getting worse |
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