Total Crime Rate
126.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
80.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Gibson Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Bracebridge Heath , and the 29th highest crime rate of 354 local areas in North Kesteven .
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 Gibson Close (LN4 1NF) in the last 12 months was 126.6 per 1,000 residents and was 175.4% higher than the Bracebridge Heath average (46.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 80.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gibson Close (LN4 1NF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Branston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abel Smith Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cooper Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abel Smith Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cheshire Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nettleton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nettleton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nettleton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Nettleton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Nettleton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairleas | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gibson Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Cooper Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Paddock Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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