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Crime in East Lindsey by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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4,452crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+17%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Donington on Bainlowest rate1.9 per 1,000 a year
73.7middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Louth (-4%), Seacroft (11%) and Coningsby (12%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1IngoldmellsPE25 · 2,268 residents 881.8▲ 52%violence
2SkegnessPE25 · 19,431 residents 283.1▲ 26%violence
3Chapel St LeonardsPE24 · 3,190 residents 234.5▲ 38%violence
4MablethorpeLN12 · 8,494 residents 151.6▲ 38%violence
5SpilsbyPE23 · 3,225 residents 141.4▲ 21%violence
6LouthLN11 · 17,379 residents 130.7▼ 4%violence
7SeacroftPE25 · 4,341 residents 129▲ 11%violence
8TrusthorpeLN12 · 2,069 residents 116▲ 33%violence
9TattershallLN4 · 3,611 residents 115.2▲ 21%violence
10AlfordLN13 · 3,554 residents 100.2▼ 23%violence
11WinthorpePE25 · 3,348 residents 99.2▲ 12%violence
12Wainfleet St MaryPE24 · 2,728 residents 86.5▲ 44%violence
13ConingsbyLN4 · 7,505 residents 86.3▲ 12%violence
14HorncastleLN9 · 7,553 residents 84.7▲ 19%violence
15Burgh le MarshPE24 · 2,602 residents 78.4▲ 46%violence
16Sutton-on-SeaLN12 · 6,244 residents 73.7▲ 35%violence
17WragbyLN8 · 2,591 residents 71▲ 59%violence
18Wainfleet All SaintsPE24 · 4,002 residents 64▲ 33%violence
19Holton-le-ClayDN36 · 3,823 residents 51.3▼ 18%violence
20Woodhall SpaLN10 · 4,442 residents 45▼ 14%anti-social behaviour
21ManbyLN11 · 2,312 residents 34.6▼ 17%anti-social behaviour
22StickneyPE22 · 2,307 residents 32.9▼ 14%violence
23HogsthorpePE24 · 1,551 residents 30.9▼ 29%violence
24North SomercotesLN11 · 1,939 residents 26.8▼ 38%violence
25GrimoldbyLN11 · 2,312 residents 26▼ 21%anti-social behaviour
26FriskneyPE22 · 1,555 residents 20.6–violence
27Mareham le FenPE22 · 2,182 residents 16.5–violence
28North ThoresbyDN36 · 1,974 residents 14.2–violence
29Fold HillPE22 · 1,555 residents 10.3–violence
30SibseyPE22 · 2,033 residents 9.8▼ 50%violence
31WithernLN13 · 1,936 residents 2.1–drugs
32Donington on BainLN11 · 2,101 residents 1.9–theft

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of East Lindsey have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Donington on Bain, Withern, Sibsey, Fold Hill and North Thoresby.

Which areas of East Lindsey have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Ingoldmells, Skegness, Chapel St Leonards, Mablethorpe and Spilsby.

Is crime going up or down in East Lindsey?

Across East Lindsey, 4,452 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 17% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.