Total Crime Rate

70.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 70.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.3 5/10
  • Shoplifting 15.0 6/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Dovecote Alley area has the 7th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Horncastle , and the 173rd highest crime rate of 488 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 Dovecote Alley (LN9 5DU) in the last 12 months was 70.7 per 1,000 residents and was 6.4% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 21.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dovecote Alley (LN9 5DU), 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 Dovecote Alley area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Place —
Sep 2025Other crime Hamerton Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Francis Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamerton Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cagthorpe —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hopton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hopton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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