Crime Rate in Marshchapel & Somercotes, ward

Marshchapel & Somercotes has the 15th lowest crime rate of 37 wards in East Lindsey district and the 1840th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 175th lowest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Marshchapel & Somercotes in the last 12 months was 42.3 per 1,000 residents and was 53.7% lower than the East Lindsey district average (91.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Marshchapel & Somercotes’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 16.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Marshchapel & Somercotes ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.