North East Lincolnshire crime rate Interactive maps and visualisation

Overview of North East Lincolnshire crime rate

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Crime severity in North East Lincolnshire is high.

Positioned 4th among 25 neighboring boroughs in terms of crime rates, North East Lincolnshire reported 22,860 incidents in 2023. With a population of 156,966, this results in a crime rate of 145.64 crimes per 1,000 inhabitants, marking a 7.06% rise from the previous year.

Predominant crime categories include Violence and sexual offences (41.9%), Criminal damage and arson (11.2%), and Public order (10.9%), with the least common being Robbery (0.8%), Possession of weapons (0.8%), and Theft from the person (0.3%).

Among its 15 wards, North East Lincolnshire’s highest crime rates are observed in West Marsh (447.4), East Marsh (350.4), and Sidney Sussex (172.0), whereas the safest wards include Humberston and New Waltham (67.5), Scartho (53.8), and Waltham (38.8).

In terms of postcode districts, DN31 (382.0), DN32 (245.9), and DN35 (130.6) report the highest crime rates, while DN36 (57.5), LN7 (56.4), and LN3 (32.8) are among the safest.

In North East Lincolnshire, there was an increase in Burglary by 1.63% in 2022, Other theft by 2.17% in 2022, Public order by 2.25% in 2023, Shoplifting by 3.74% in 2022, Vehicle crime by 1.58% in 2022, and Violence and sexual offences by 2.05% in 2021 and 11.73% in 2023. Conversely, there was a decrease in Anti-social behaviour by 3.03% in 2022 and 4.17% in 2023, Burglary by 1.94% in 2021, Criminal damage and arson by 2.31% in 2020, Other theft by 3.3% in 2020, Shoplifting by 8.32% in 2020, and Vehicle crime by 3.07% in 2020.

North East Lincolnshire crime incidents by crime type

A total of 22860 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 9578 (41.9)%
Criminal damage and arson – 2549 (11.2)%
Public order – 2489 (10.9)%
Anti-social behaviour – 1917 (8.4)%
Shoplifting – 1506 (6.6)%
Other theft – 1310 (5.7)%
Burglary – 1045 (4.6)%
Vehicle crime – 732 (3.2)%
Other crime – 612 (2.7)%
Bicycle theft – 341 (1.5)%
Drugs – 334 (1.5)%
Robbery – 194 (0.8)%
Possession of weapons – 189 (0.8)%
Theft from the person – 64 (0.3)%

How does North East Lincolnshire compare against nearby areas ?

North East Lincolnshire ranks 4th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

Heat map for all nearby areas North East Lincolnshire is compared against

Crime rates in North East Lincolnshire wards

There are 15 wards within North East Lincolnshire. West Marsh, East Marsh, Sidney Sussex has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 15 wards from high crime rate to low.