Total Crime Rate
89.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
46.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wivell Drive area has the 8th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Caistor and Yarborough , and the 74th highest crime rate of 307 local areas in West Lindsey .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wivell Drive (DN41 8HF) in the last 12 months was 89.7 per 1,000 residents and was 37.3% higher than the Caistor and Yarborough average (65.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 46.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wivell Drive (DN41 8HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stallingborough Road, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dixon Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Stallingborough Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | St Bartholomew'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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