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Crime in South Holland 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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2,164crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+10%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Whaplode Drovelowest rate10 per 1,000 a year
64.5middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

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

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Most improved: Spalding (7%), Holbeach (12%) and Sutton Bridge (25%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1Long SuttonPE12 · 5,806 residents 130.9▲ 48%violence
2Sutton BridgePE12 · 4,532 residents 116.5▲ 25%anti-social behaviour
3SpaldingPE11 · 31,856 residents 109.6▲ 7%violence
4HolbeachPE12 · 10,198 residents 98.8▲ 12%violence
5DoningtonPE11 · 3,193 residents 94▲ 17%anti-social behaviour
6GosbertonPE11 · 1,945 residents 80.2▲ 86%violence
7CrowlandPE6 · 4,855 residents 76.6▼ 19%violence
8WhaplodePE12 · 2,665 residents 64.5▲ 59%violence
9PinchbeckPE11 · 4,276 residents 61.7▲ 18%violence
10SurfleetPE11 · 2,334 residents 36▼ 12%anti-social behaviour
11Tydd St MaryPE13 · 1,812 residents 35.3–violence
12Fleet HargatePE12 · 2,456 residents 34.2▼ 30%violence
13MoultonPE12 · 1,859 residents 32.30%violence
14CowbitPE12 · 2,322 residents 29.3▼ 15%anti-social behaviour
15GedneyPE12 · 2,312 residents 24.2▼ 7%violence
16Whaplode DrovePE12 · 2,009 residents 10–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 South Holland have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Whaplode Drove, Gedney, Cowbit, Moulton and Fleet Hargate.

Which areas of South Holland 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 Long Sutton, Sutton Bridge, Spalding, Holbeach and Donington.

Is crime going up or down in South Holland?

Across South Holland, 2,164 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 10% 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.