Crime Rate in Nettleham, ward

Nettleham has the 7th highest crime rate of 20 wards in West Lindsey district and the 3324th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 307th highest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Nettleham in the last 12 months was 70.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.6% lower than the West Lindsey district average (83.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Nettleham’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 114 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 130 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Nettleham ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Welton Road. Police recorded 140 crimes here, including 76 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.