Total Crime Rate
121.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
65.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cromwell Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Horncastle , and the 97th 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 Cromwell Avenue (LN9 6ES) in the last 12 months was 121.9 per 1,000 residents and was 74.4% 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 , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 65.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cromwell Avenue (LN9 6ES), the main crime hotspot is near The Crescent. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Horncastle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ralph Brown Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sellwood Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchill Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ndola Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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