Total Crime Rate

93.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.2 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 93.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Bishops Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in North Holme , and the 131st 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 Bishops Close (LN11 8BT) in the last 12 months was 93.0 per 1,000 residents and was 35.1% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -35.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 40.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bishops Close (LN11 8BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Freer Gardens, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Virginia Drive (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Bishops Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Virginia Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Virginia Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbotts Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Abbotts Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goggle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Helens Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Freer Gardens —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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