Total Crime Rate
191.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
60.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026La Ferte Bernard Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Priory & St James' , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 489 local areas in East 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 La Ferte Bernard Close (LN11 0ZN) in the last 12 months was 191.1 per 1,000 residents and was 19.8% higher than the Priory & St James' average (159.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 105.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -63.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (β 60.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around La Ferte Bernard Close (LN11 0ZN), the main crime hotspot is near Leake'S Row. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Riverhead Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Michael Foale Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Michael Foale Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Michael Foale Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Michael Foale Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Michael Foale Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Michael Foale Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Michael Foale Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Michael Foale Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Taverners Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ramsgate Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theodore West Way | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theodore West Way | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ramsgate Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Monks Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Poplar Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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