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Crime in West 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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2,149crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+5%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Glenthamlowest rate3.3 per 1,000 a year
38.1middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

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

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Most improved: Gainsborough (2%), Morton (6%) and Nettleham (7%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1GainsboroughDN21 · 21,908 residents 195.9▲ 2%violence
2MortonDN21 · 4,819 residents 90.5▲ 6%violence
3CaistorLN7 · 4,938 residents 83.4▲ 41%violence
4Market RasenLN8 · 8,636 residents 78.7▲ 10%violence
5WeltonLN2 · 4,088 residents 62.6▲ 7%violence
6BardneyLN3 · 2,448 residents 60.5▼ 12%violence
7NettlehamLN2 · 7,243 residents 56.3▲ 7%violence
8SaxilbyLN1 · 4,534 residents 49.4▲ 6%violence
9ReephamLN3 · 2,597 residents 41.6▲ 93%violence
10InghamLN1 · 1,517 residents 39.6▲ 50%violence
11Cherry WillinghamLN3 · 5,138 residents 38.1▲ 29%violence
12NettletonLN7 · 3,286 residents 36.5▲ 114%violence
13DunholmeLN2 · 4,660 residents 35.2▼ 2%violence
14Sturton by StowLN1 · 2,445 residents 31.1▼ 17%violence
15East FerryDN21 · 1,942 residents 30.9▲ 36%violence
16KeelbyDN41 · 2,226 residents 30.5▼ 11%violence
17ScotterDN21 · 3,484 residents 25.3▼ 24%violence
18FiskertonLN3 · 2,180 residents 22–violence
19Middle RasenLN8 · 3,047 residents 14.4–violence
20ScothernLN2 · 1,523 residents 7.9–violence
21North KelseyLN7 · 2,676 residents 6–anti-social behaviour
22GlenthamLN8 · 2,447 residents 3.3–violence

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 West Lindsey have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Glentham, North Kelsey, Scothern, Middle Rasen and Fiskerton.

Which areas of West 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 Gainsborough, Morton, Caistor, Market Rasen and Welton.

Is crime going up or down in West Lindsey?

Across West Lindsey, 2,149 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 5% 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.