Total Crime Rate

123.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 123.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 45.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.9 9/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 1.7 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Middle Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Bassingham Rural , and the 31st 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 Middle Lane (LN6 9AJ) in the last 12 months was 123.7 per 1,000 residents and was 203.8% higher than the Bassingham Rural average (40.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 247.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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Crime Over Time in Middle Lane area

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Data Sources

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