Total Crime Rate

473.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

167.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 473.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 167.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 143.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 129.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.8 10/10
  • Other crime 38.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.5 10/10
  • Public order 23.9 10/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bridge 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 Bridge Street (LN9 5JA) 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 Bridge Street (LN9 5JA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Bridge Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waring Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ancaster Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waring Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bull Ring
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bull Ring Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Wong

Data Sources

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