Total Crime Rate

94.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 94.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 54.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 6th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Horncastle , and the 128th highest crime rate of 489 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 The Wong (LN9 6EB) in the last 12 months was 94.5 per 1,000 residents and was 35.2% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 54.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Wong (LN9 6EB), the main crime hotspot is near Waring Street. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Wong area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Banks Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waring Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sellwood Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bull Ring —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bull Ring Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Wong —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ancaster Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hamerton Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waring Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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