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Crime in North Kesteven 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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1,946crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+11%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Colebylowest rate12.7 per 1,000 a year
42.9middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

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

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Most improved: North Hykeham (6%), Sleaford (6%) and Waddington (10%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1SleafordNG34 · 19,451 residents 103.2▲ 6%violence
2North HykehamLN6 · 31,479 residents 77.4▲ 6%violence
3Hykeham MoorLN6 · 7,584 residents 73.3▲ 42%violence
4Bracebridge HeathLN4 · 6,979 residents 68.2▲ 38%anti-social behaviour
5WaddingtonLN5 · 6,830 residents 66.2▲ 10%violence
6RuskingtonNG34 · 5,650 residents 61.6▲ 7%violence
7BranstonLN4 · 3,637 residents 60.5▲ 2%violence
8Witham St HughsLN6 · 3,650 residents 59.2▲ 20%violence
9NavenbyLN5 · 2,124 residents 54.6▲ 45%violence
10SkellingthorpeLN6 · 3,581 residents 53.6▲ 33%violence
11Great HaleNG34 · 1,721 residents 51.1▲ 100%violence
12MetheringhamLN4 · 3,192 residents 47.6▼ 17%violence
13HeckingtonNG34 · 3,634 residents 42.9▲ 8%violence
14EagleLN6 · 2,588 residents 37.1▼ 11%anti-social behaviour
15WellingoreLN5 · 2,124 residents 33.9▲ 29%anti-social behaviour
16BillinghayLN4 · 2,776 residents 33.1▲ 5%violence
17WashingboroughLN4 · 5,398 residents 31.10%anti-social behaviour
18HeighingtonLN4 · 5,137 residents 31.1▲ 5%violence
19LeasinghamNG34 · 2,051 residents 29.3–violence
20BassinghamLN5 · 1,511 residents 29.1–anti-social behaviour
21OsbournbyNG34 · 2,473 residents 22.6–violence
22DunstonLN4 · 1,987 residents 20.1–violence
23HelpringhamNG34 · 2,062 residents 15.5–violence
24MartinLN4 · 2,443 residents 13.1–violence
25ColebyLN5 · 1,897 residents 12.7–anti-social behaviour

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 North Kesteven have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Coleby, Martin, Helpringham, Dunston and Osbournby.

Which areas of North Kesteven 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 Sleaford, North Hykeham, Hykeham Moor, Bracebridge Heath and Waddington.

Is crime going up or down in North Kesteven?

Across North Kesteven, 1,946 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 11% 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.