Crime Rates at High Street, Wainfleet, Skegness, PE24 4BS

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Croft , and the 44th 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 High Street (PE24 4BS) in the last 12 months was 221.4 per 1,000 residents and was 239.8% higher than the Croft average (65.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -76.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 84.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (PE24 4BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near John Wesley Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.