Total Crime Rate

126.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 126.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 80.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.3 9/10
  • Public order 16.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Gibson 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.

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Crime Over Time in Gibson Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abel Smith Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cooper Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abel Smith Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cheshire Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nettleton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nettleton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nettleton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nettleton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nettleton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairleas Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gibson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cooper Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paddock Lane Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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