Total Crime Rate
247.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
92.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lilley Villas area has the highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Croft , and the 35th highest crime rate of 489 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 Lilley Villas (PE24 4EA) in the last 12 months was 247.2 per 1,000 residents and was 279.5% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 92.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lilley Villas (PE24 4EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near John Wesley Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Wainfleet| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barkham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Patten Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Northolme | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barkham Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hastings Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barkham Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | College Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
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