Most dangerous neighbourhoods in Lincolnshire and Rutland revealed, according to crime figures for South Kesteven, South Holland, Boston, Lincoln, East Lindsey, West Lindsey and North Kesteven
Thousands of calls are made to police in Lincolnshire and Rutland each month – but which areas have the most recorded crimes?
Figures collated by LincsOnline reveal some of the most dangerous areas in the county, based on the number of crimes reported over a 12 month period from July 2023 to June 2024.
Below you can search for your neighbourhood or district to find out how many crimes have been logged.
A total of 67,730 crimes were reported in the past year to Lincolnshire Police.
The force data is split into seven main policing neighbourhoods - South Kesteven, South Holland, North Kesteven, East Lindsey, West Lindsey, Lincoln and Boston. These are then broken down even further into beat areas, some of which have dedicated police officers or PCSOs.
Lincoln, the county’s only city, had the highest number of crimes logged in the past year with 16,812 incidents reported.
The hotspots were in central neighbourhoods including Lincoln Abbey (3,264), city centre (3,064) and Minster and Castle (2,193).
East Lindsey, which is the fifth-largest district by area in England and stretches much of the county coastline, had 12,884 crimes reported.
Skegness is a clear hotspot within the district with 4,419 crimes followed by Louth town (1,672) and Ingoldmells (1,358).
South Kesteven - which covers the towns of Stamford, Grantham and Bourne as well as surrounding villages - had 10,187 incidents logged.
The three Grantham town neighbourhoods, centre (1,832), east (1,536) and west (1,614) were responsible for pushing this figure up.
Bourne and Billingborough also had more than 1,000 crimes recorded in the past year, as did Stamford town.
In contrast Stamford Rural, which covers twenty villages including South Witham, Castle Bytham and Thurlby, had the least crime reports, totalling to 286.
How do the districts compare (July 2023 to June 2024)?
Lincoln - 16,812
East Lindsey - 12,884
South Kesteven - 10,187
West Lindsey - 7,932
Boston - 6,933
South Holland - 6,706
North Kesteven - 6,276
Rutland (covered by Leicestershire Police) - 1,901
Which 15 neighbourhoods have the highest number of crimes recorded?
Skegness - 4,419
Lincoln Abbey - 3,264
Lincoln city centre - 3,064
Lincoln Minster and Castle - 2,193
Sleaford town - 2,185
Gainsborough town south - 2,084
Lincoln park ward - 1,925
Grantham Town Centre - 1,832
Boston town centre - 1,758
Louth town - 1,672
Grantham Town West - 1,614
Boston rural west - 1,604
Spalding Estates - 1,537
Grantham Town East - 1,536
Boston town east - 1,527
Which 15 neighbourhoods have the lowest number of crimes recorded?
Uppingham - 254
Rutland south - 274
Stamford rural - 286
Lincoln Hartsholme - 297
Spalding rural east - 320
Lincoln Bracebridge - 367
Gainsborough rural north - 379
Spalding rural south - 446
Alford - 453
Grantham rural south - 505
Rutland north - 544
Sleaford rural north - 557
Caistor - 587
Sleaford rural south - 594
Wainfleet and Burgh Le Marsh - 597
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