Total Crime Rate
55.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Waterside area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in North Holme , and the 225th highest crime rate of 489 local areas in East Lindsey .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Waterside (LN11 0US) in the last 12 months was 55.9 per 1,000 residents and was 61.0% lower than the North Holme average (143.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -21.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Waterside (LN11 0US), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Orchard Court, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theodore West Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stainesway | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ada Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Orchard Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Riverhead Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theodore West Way | — |
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