Total Crime Rate

103.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 103.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Queen Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Horncastle , and the 113th highest crime rate of 488 local areas in East Lindsey .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Queen Street (LN9 6BG) in the last 12 months was 103.7 per 1,000 residents and was 56.1% higher than the Horncastle average (66.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 54.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queen Street (LN9 6BG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Waring Street, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Crescent (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Queen Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime English Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime The Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gas Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hopton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hopton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albert Street
Sep 2025Public order Sellwood Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sellwood Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamerton Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bryant Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bryant Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Francis Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ndola Drive
Sep 2025Other crime Hamerton Lane Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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