Crime Rates at High Street, Horncastle, LN9 5HP

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Horncastle , and the 12th highest crime rate of 489 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 High Street (LN9 5HP) in the last 12 months was 473.7 per 1,000 residents and was 577.8% higher than the Horncastle average (69.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 167.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (LN9 5HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Waring Street (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.