Crime Rate in Priory & St James', ward

Priory & St James' has the 3rd highest crime rate of 37 wards in East Lindsey district and the 487th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 42nd highest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Priory & St James' in the last 12 months was 166.9 per 1,000 residents and was 82.6% higher than the East Lindsey district average (91.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Priory & St James'’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 228 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 261 (≈ 53.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Priory & St James' ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.