Total Crime Rate
105.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gibson Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Bracebridge Heath , and the 39th highest crime rate of 351 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 105.5 per 1,000 residents and was 143.3% higher than the Bracebridge Heath average (43.4 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -56.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 54.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gibson Close (LN4 1NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nettleton Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bracebridge Heath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nettleton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cooper Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cooper Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cooper Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cheshire Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cooper Close | Under investigation |
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