Total Crime Rate

280.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 280.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 82.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.4 10/10
  • Public order 20.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 20.6 7/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Simpson Street area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Burgh le Marsh , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 488 local areas in East Lindsey .

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 Simpson Street (PE23 5LG) in the last 12 months was 280.8 per 1,000 residents and was 571.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 126.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Simpson Street (PE23 5LG), the main crime hotspot is near The Terrace. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Simpson Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blacksmiths Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newtown Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellington Yard
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Blacksmiths Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blacksmiths Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blacksmiths Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Terrace
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blacksmiths Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stones Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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