Total Crime Rate
49.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fern Drive area has the 25th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Dunholme and Welton , and the 153rd lowest crime rate of 307 local areas in West Lindsey .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Fern Drive (LN8 3NU) in the last 12 months was 49.4 per 1,000 residents and was 13.9% higher than the Dunholme and Welton average (43.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 16.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fern Drive (LN8 3NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Birchwoods Close, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Snowdrop Place (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Market Rasen| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Birchwoods Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Birchwoods Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Birchwoods Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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