Total Crime Rate
49.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025High Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Branston , and the 121st highest crime rate of 351 local areas in North Kesteven .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (LN4 3DX) in the last 12 months was 49.3 per 1,000 residents and was 0.6% higher than the Branston average (49.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (LN4 3DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westfield Close (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Branston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cavalry Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bona Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hall Yard | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hall Yard | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westfield Close | Under investigation |
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