Total Crime Rate

204.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 204.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 93.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.6 10/10
  • Public order 20.4 9/10
  • Other crime 16.3 10/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

The Wong area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Horncastle , and the 45th 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 The Wong (LN9 6EA) in the last 12 months was 204.1 per 1,000 residents and was 192.0% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 93.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Wong (LN9 6EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ann Wayne Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Wong area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sellwood Gardens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waring Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ann Wayne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Wong —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hamerton Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waring Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bull Ring Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ancaster Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bull Ring —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ann Wayne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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