Crime Rate in Heckington Rural, ward

Heckington Rural has the 7th highest crime rate of 24 wards in North Kesteven district and the 2651st lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 270th lowest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Heckington Rural in the last 12 months was 50.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1.8% lower than the North Kesteven district average (51.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Heckington Rural’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 91 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 180.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 81 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Heckington Rural ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Station Road, with 47 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Welchman Way (7 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.