Crime Rate in St Margaret's, ward

St Margaret's has the 11th highest crime rate of 37 wards in East Lindsey district and the 2147th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 193rd highest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in St Margaret's in the last 12 months was 90.7 per 1,000 residents and was 0.8% lower than the East Lindsey district average (91.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St Margaret's’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 120 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 132 (≈ 45.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St Margaret's ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Jubilee Crescent. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.