Total Crime Rate

65.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 65.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.1 8/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Church Close area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Priory & St James' , and the 192nd highest crime rate of 488 local areas in East Lindsey .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Close (LN11 9LR) in the last 12 months was 65.3 per 1,000 residents and was 60.9% lower than the Priory & St James' average (166.9 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 40.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Close (LN11 9LR), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Vickers Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Butcher Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B1520 —
Sep 2025Burglary Vickers Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Vickers Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Vickers Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Vickers Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order New Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Spout Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B1520 —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edward Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Somersby Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B1520 —
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Data Sources

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