Total Crime Rate

295.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 295.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 79.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 45.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.8 10/10
  • Public order 20.8 9/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

John Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Dunholme and Welton , and the 17th highest crime rate of 306 local areas in West Lindsey .

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 John Street (LN8 3HH) in the last 12 months was 295.1 per 1,000 residents and was 626.2% higher than the Dunholme and Welton average (40.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 111.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around John Street (LN8 3HH), the main crime hotspot is near Queen Street. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in John Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting B1202 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rase Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B1202
Sep 2025Shoplifting B1202 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting B1202 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B1202 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B1202 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting B1202 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B1202 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting B1202 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wesley Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime B1202 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nursery Street
Sep 2025Other theft John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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