Total Crime Rate

128.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 128.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 54.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 6/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Swapcoat Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Long Sutton , and the 38th highest crime rate of 289 local areas in South Holland .

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 Swapcoat Lane (PE12 9HD) in the last 12 months was 128.9 per 1,000 residents and was 106.1% higher than the Long Sutton average (62.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 216.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 37.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swapcoat Lane (PE12 9HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trafalgar Square (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Swapcoat Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trafalgar Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Magpie Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Magpie Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Magpie Close Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anfield Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highgrove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whiteacres —
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Data Sources

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