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Overview of North Lincolnshire crime rate

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Crime levels in North Lincolnshire are rated as medium.

Ranked 13th among 25 adjacent boroughs for crime rates, North Lincolnshire reported 17,152 criminal activities in 2023. The area, with a population of 169,680, experienced a crime rate of 101.08 per 1,000 people, reflecting a 2.14% increase from the last year.

Predominantly observed crimes include Violence and sexual offences (39.7%), Public order (11.0%), and Anti-social behaviour (10.0%), with the least frequent being Robbery (0.8%), Possession of weapons (0.7%), and Theft from the person (0.3%).

Among its 17 wards, the highest crime rates are seen in Town (North Lincolnshire) (248.0), Brumby (178.6), and Burringham and Gunness (156.5), whereas the lowest rates are in Broughton and Appleby (46.8), Bottesford (North Lincolnshire) (46.0), and Ridge (45.0).

In the context of postcode districts, DN1 (760.4), DN15 (144.4), and DN21 (131.5) exhibit the highest crime rates, while LN7 (56.4), DN38 (36.3), and DN19 (35.7) are deemed the safest.

In North Lincolnshire, there was an increase in Shoplifting by 1.86% in 2022, and Violence and sexual offences by 3.58% in 2021 and 4.92% in 2023. Conversely, there was a decrease in Anti-social behaviour by 2.79% in 2022 and 3.97% in 2023, Burglary by 2.21% in 2020, Criminal damage and arson by 1.61% in 2020 and 1.79% in 2023, Other theft by 1.53% in 2020, Shoplifting by 4.24% in 2020, Vehicle crime by 2.07% in 2020, and Violence and sexual offences by 1.67% in 2020.

North Lincolnshire crime incidents by crime type

A total of 17152 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 6804 (39.7)%
Public order – 1881 (11.0)%
Anti-social behaviour – 1709 (10.0)%
Criminal damage and arson – 1490 (8.7)%
Shoplifting – 1307 (7.6)%
Other theft – 1214 (7.1)%
Burglary – 903 (5.3)%
Vehicle crime – 679 (4.0)%
Other crime – 455 (2.7)%
Drugs – 265 (1.5)%
Bicycle theft – 151 (0.9)%
Robbery – 133 (0.8)%
Possession of weapons – 113 (0.7)%
Theft from the person – 48 (0.3)%

How does North Lincolnshire compare against nearby areas ?

North Lincolnshire ranks 13th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

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

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Crime rates in North Lincolnshire wards

There are 17 wards within North Lincolnshire. Town (North Lincolnshire), Brumby, Burringham and Gunness 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 17 wards from high crime rate to low.