Overview of West Lindsey crime rate
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West Lindsey, with its medium crime rating, ranks 16th among 25 surrounding boroughs in terms of crime rate. The area reported 7,958 criminal incidents in 2023, serving a population of 95,153. This calculates to a crime rate of 83.63 per 1,000 people, showing a slight decrease of 2.64% from the previous year.
The most frequent crime types in West Lindsey are Violence and sexual offences (34.2%), Anti-social behaviour (16.1%), and Criminal damage and arson (11.3%), while Bicycle theft (0.6%), Robbery (0.5%), and Theft from the person (0.2%) are among the least common.
Of its 20 wards, Gainsborough South-West (384.5), Gainsborough East (165.0), and Gainsborough North (115.2) have the highest crime rates. The safest wards are Lea (31.7), Kelsey Wold (30.3), and Sudbrooke (19.9).
When it comes to postcode districts within West Lindsey, LN2 (131.6), DN21 (131.5), and DN17 (104.0) experience the highest crime rates, whereas NG23 (36.5), DN38 (36.3), and LN3 (32.8) are the safest.
In West Lindsey, Anti-social behaviour saw a significant increase of 10.21% in 2020, followed by decreases of 1.92% in 2021, 6.1% in 2022, and 1.74% in 2023. Shoplifting decreased by 2.08% in 2020 but increased by 2.25% in 2022. Violence and sexual offences rose by 4.83% in 2022 but saw a slight decrease of 1.84% in 2023. Burglary rates decreased by 1.65% in 2020.
West Lindsey crime incidents by crime type
A total of 7958 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.
- Violence and sexual offences – 2718 (34.2)%
- Anti-social behaviour – 1278 (16.1)%
- Criminal damage and arson – 903 (11.3)%
- Shoplifting – 632 (7.9)%
- Other theft – 581 (7.3)%
- Burglary – 531 (6.7)%
- Public order – 463 (5.8)%
- Vehicle crime – 333 (4.2)%
- Other crime – 207 (2.6)%
- Drugs – 129 (1.6)%
- Possession of weapons – 79 (1.0)%
- Bicycle theft – 51 (0.6)%
- Robbery – 40 (0.5)%
- Theft from the person – 13 (0.2)%
How does West Lindsey compare against nearby areas ?
West Lindsey ranks 16th 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 West Lindsey wards
There are 20 wards within West Lindsey. Gainsborough South-West, Gainsborough East, Gainsborough North 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 20 wards from high crime rate to low.
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Crime rates in postcode districts under West Lindsey
There are 13 postcode districts/outcodes under or overlapping with West Lindsey. Highest crime rates in LN2, DN21, DN17 .
- LN2 – 131.6
- DN21 – 131.5
- DN17 – 104.0
- LN1 – 103.0
- LN8 – 89.4
- DN37 – 78.8
- DN41 – 78.6
- DN20 – 64.9
- DN39 – 62.2
- LN7 – 56.4
- NG23 – 36.5
- DN38 – 36.3
- LN3 – 32.8
Postcode districts in West Lindsey
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