Total Crime Rate

125.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 125.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 46.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.2 7/10
  • Other crime 10.6 10/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

The Meadows area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in St Clement's , and the 95th highest crime rate of 489 local areas in East Lindsey .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Meadows (PE25 2JA) in the last 12 months was 125.3 per 1,000 residents and was 12.0% lower than the St Clement's average (142.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 46.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Meadows (PE25 2JA), the main crime hotspot is near Pickwell Way. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in The Meadows area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarke Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheshire Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rowland Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowland Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coningsby Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchid Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchid Way —
Apr 2026Public order Pickwell Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scampton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchid Way —
Apr 2026Other crime Harris Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarke Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheshire Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Waddington Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gibson Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Perth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Gibson Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Perth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gibson Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waddington Way —
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Data Sources

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