Crime Rate in Waddington Rural, ward

Waddington Rural has the 10th lowest crime rate of 24 wards in North Kesteven district and the 1408th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 119th lowest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Waddington Rural in the last 12 months was 37.7 per 1,000 residents and was 26.9% lower than the North Kesteven district average (51.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Waddington Rural’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 137 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 167 (≈ 19.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Waddington Rural ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Mill Mere Road. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.