Total Crime Rate

94.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.2 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 94.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 55.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Royal Close area has the 14th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Long Sutton , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 289 local areas in South Holland .

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 Royal Close (PE12 9SZ) in the last 12 months was 94.2 per 1,000 residents and was 43.4% higher than the Long Sutton average (65.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 55.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Royal Close (PE12 9SZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Matthew'S Drive, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near King Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Royal Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gas House Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Anne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gas House Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kinderley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allenby'S Chase Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Anne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anne Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Prince'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Prince'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tycho Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gas House Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gas House Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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