Total Crime Rate

157.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 157.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 48.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Ancaster Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Burgh le Marsh , and the 67th highest crime rate of 488 local areas in East Lindsey .

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 Ancaster Avenue (PE23 5HP) in the last 12 months was 157.1 per 1,000 residents and was 275.7% higher than the Burgh le Marsh average (41.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 142.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -23.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 42.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ancaster Avenue (PE23 5HP), the main crime hotspot is near Dennett Close. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ancaster Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nelson Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dennett Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nelson Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nelson Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nelson Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eresby Avenue —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nelson Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Dennett Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dennett Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dennett Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dennett Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dennett Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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