Total Crime Rate
38.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Becks area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Horncastle , and the 178th lowest crime rate of 489 local areas in East Lindsey .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around The Becks (LN9 5DF) in the last 12 months was 38.2 per 1,000 residents and was 45.3% lower than the Horncastle average (69.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -44.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 11.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Becks (LN9 5DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bull Ring (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Horncastle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hamerton Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Albert Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackthorn Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Linden Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Banks Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Linden Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | North Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bull Ring | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bull Ring | — |
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