Total Crime Rate

425.8 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 425.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 110.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 110.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 62.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 47.9 10/10
  • Public order 33.5 10/10
  • Other crime 19.1 10/10
  • Other theft 14.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.8 7/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Robbery 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

Lindsey Court area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Horncastle , and the 13th highest crime rate of 488 local areas in East 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 Lindsey Court (LN9 5DH) in the last 12 months was 425.8 per 1,000 residents and was 541.3% higher than the Horncastle average (66.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 148.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lindsey Court (LN9 5DH), the main crime hotspot is near Waring Street. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lindsey Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bryant Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sellwood Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bryant Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hopton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hopton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Francis Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Hamerton Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cagthorpe —
Sep 2025Public order Sellwood Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamerton Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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