Total Crime Rate

87.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 87.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 43.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.8 7/10
  • Other crime 10.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Recreation Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Bourne Austerby , and the 106th highest crime rate of 457 local areas in South Kesteven .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Recreation Road (PE10 9HF) in the last 12 months was 87.5 per 1,000 residents and was 39.6% higher than the Bourne Austerby average (62.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 43.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Recreation Road (PE10 9HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edinburgh Crescent (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Recreation Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Dunant Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Public order Nowells Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Abbey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbey Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Terraces Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stanton Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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