Total Crime Rate

153.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.5 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 153.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 79.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.6 9/10
  • Public order 16.4 9/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 3/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 8th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Bourne Austerby , and the 45th highest crime rate of 457 local areas in South Kesteven .

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 Recreation Road (PE10 9HH) in the last 12 months was 153.4 per 1,000 residents and was 144.6% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 79.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Recreation Road (PE10 9HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Recreation Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Terraces Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Public order Nowells Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stanton Close Under investigation
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 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanton Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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