Crime in East Lindsey: statistics, rates and trends

Violence and sexual offences (5,535), anti-social behaviour (3,144) and criminal damage and arson (1,111) made up 68% of all recorded crime. Its crime rate ranks 102nd of the 302 districts covered by this site (1 = highest), in the upper half.

Recorded crime in East Lindsey peaked in the year to August 2019 (14,380 crimes) and was lowest in the year to August 2018 (12,439). Between the years to August 2018 and 2026 it rose 15%, while across England and Wales it fell 4%.

Month by month

Compared with England and Wales, East Lindsey recorded notably more anti-social behaviour (41% above the national rate), and notably less theft from the person (87% below) and bicycle theft (61% below). On the year before, robbery rose from 57 to 105 and theft from the person rose from 22 to 31.

What each category covers: crime categories.

10,314 crimes, excluding fraud, were recorded by the police in East Lindsey in the year ending March 2026, according to the Home Office's police recorded crime statistics. That is 71.0 per 1,000 residents, lower than the England and Wales rate of 83.2. Among the 272 districts of England and Wales with a figure for that year, East Lindsey had the 128th lowest rate (the street-level ranking above is among the 302 districts with street-level pages on this site, over the 12 months to August 2026).

No change on the year or longer series is given for East Lindsey: comparable figures start in the year ending March 2026, because the share of crimes in the Lincolnshire Police area not assigned to a district moved from 1.7% in the year ending March 2025 to 0.1% in the year ending March 2026, which changes district totals without any change in crime.

Offences recorded in East Lindsey, the year ending March 2026

The largest category was violence without injury, with 1,778 offences (17% of the total). Relative to England and Wales, rates were highest for arson (1.6 times the national rate) and violence with injury (1.3 times the national rate). Rates were lowest relative to the national rate for theft from the person (0.10 times), robbery of personal property (0.28 times) and bicycle theft (0.31 times).

Districts in the Lincolnshire Police area, the year ending March 2026

Of the 7 districts in the Lincolnshire Police area with a figure for the year ending March 2026, East Lindsey had the 3rd highest rate.

Source: Home Office police recorded crime and outcomes open data tables (released 23 July 2026), gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0. Financial years, excluding fraud; how they differ from the street-level figures: methodology.

3 of the 8 nearest districts have a higher crime rate than East Lindsey; the highest is Lincoln district (158.9 per 1,000) and the lowest North Kesteven (54.8).

Of the 53 areas within East Lindsey, Ingoldmells had the highest crime rate (459.4 per 1,000) and North Thoresby the lowest (33.1), 14 times apart.

The 10 locations below account for 24% of the crime recorded in East Lindsey over the 12 months to August 2026; the most were recorded at “Parking Area” (941).

Of the 11,154 crimes in East Lindsey with a recorded outcome, 30% ended with the investigation complete and no suspect identified, against 35% across England and Wales; 6.3% were awaiting a court outcome (England and Wales: 5.2%). The 3,144 anti-social behaviour reports have no outcome and are left out.

East Lindsey has an estimated population of 145,183 (ONS, mid-2024). Compared with England and Wales it has an older population (32%, against 19%), more retired residents (35%, against 22%) and fewer students (3.9%, against 7.9%). On the England IoD 2025, the small areas (LSOAs) that make up East Lindsey average decile 3.6 (1 = most deprived), more deprived than average.

Police-recorded crime from data.police.uk (September 2017 to August 2026), ONS population estimates and Census 2021. Definitions and limitations: methodology.