Total Crime Rate

183.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 183.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 106.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 38.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

James Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Priory & St James' , and the 58th highest crime rate of 489 local areas in East Lindsey .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around James Street (LN11 0JR) in the last 12 months was 183.2 per 1,000 residents and was 14.8% higher than the Priory & St James' average (159.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 38.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around James Street (LN11 0JR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Albion Place, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Monks Dyke Head (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in James Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ramsgate Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Michael Foale Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Michael Foale Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Michael Foale Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Half Acre Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Newbridge Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orme Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ramsgate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monks Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kiln Yd Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Public order The Sidings Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parsons Halt —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Priory Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Priory Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Michael Foale Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Michael Foale Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Michael Foale Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avalon Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Albion Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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