Total Crime Rate

97.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 97.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.7 5/10
  • Other crime 9.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westgate area has the 12th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Priory & St James' , and the 121st highest crime rate of 488 local areas in East Lindsey .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westgate (LN11 9YJ) in the last 12 months was 97.1 per 1,000 residents and was 41.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 77.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westgate (LN11 9YJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Love Lane, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Mary'S Lane (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Westgate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Irish Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Irish Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Somersby Court —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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