Total Crime Rate

54.4 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 54.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

West Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Alford , and the 233rd highest crime rate of 488 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 West Street (LN13 9HT) in the last 12 months was 54.4 per 1,000 residents and was 5.5% lower than the Alford average (57.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Street (LN13 9HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chauntry Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Christopher Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chauntry Road
Sep 2025Public order Chauntry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Street

Data Sources

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