Total Crime Rate
16.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
4.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Church Lane area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Bassingham Rural , and the 64th lowest crime rate of 354 local areas in North Kesteven .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Church Lane (LN5 9SS) in the last 12 months was 16.5 per 1,000 residents and was 59.6% lower than the Bassingham Rural average (40.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Lane (LN5 9SS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blacksmith Lane (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harmston Park Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cockburn Way | — |
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