Total Crime Rate

183.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 183.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 98.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Old School Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Chapel St Leonards , and the 59th highest crime rate of 489 local areas in East Lindsey .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old School Close (PE25 1FD) in the last 12 months was 183.1 per 1,000 residents and was 66.9% higher than the Chapel St Leonards average (109.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 98.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old School Close (PE25 1FD), the main crime hotspot is near Queensway. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old School Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Mill View Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chartwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Queensway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Festival Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mayfield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mayfield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill View Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill View Close Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill View Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old School Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill View Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill View Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill View Close —
Apr 2026Public order Queensway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Queensway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queensway —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queensway —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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