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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in LN5: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

LN5 recorded 420 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 7.18 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 28.6% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 20.7% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring83.64 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment420 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 20.7% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

420
trending_down -15.5% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

83.64per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

1,609

Within LN5 district

North Kesteven

58,500

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Supermarket Map
total: 36 Violence and sexual offences: 15 Anti-social behaviour: 9
36
St Mary'S Street Map
total: 33 Anti-social behaviour: 16 Violence and sexual offences: 7
33
Shopping Area Map
total: 19 Shoplifting: 9 Other theft: 2
19
St Mark Street Map
total: 18 Shoplifting: 7 Public order: 3
18
South Park Map
total: 17 Public order: 7 Criminal damage and arson: 5
17
Shopping Area Map
total: 12 Anti-social behaviour: 9 Other theft: 2
12
Chaplin Street Map
total: 12 Anti-social behaviour: 4 Criminal damage and arson: 2
12
Parking Area Map
total: 8 Anti-social behaviour: 6 Public order: 1
8
Parking Area Map
total: 7 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 2
7
Victoria Street Map
total: 7 Shoplifting: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 1
7

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
420 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
120
28.6%
Anti-social Behaviour
118
28.1%
Public Order
39
9.3%
Criminal Damage & Arson
31
7.4%
Shoplifting
31
7.4%
Other Theft
29
6.9%
Drug Offences
12
2.9%
Burglary
10
2.4%
Bicycle Theft
8
1.9%
Other Crime
6
1.4%
Robbery
6
1.4%
Vehicle Crime
6
1.4%
Weapons Possession
3
0.7%
Theft from Person
1
0.2%

Crime Analysis: LN5

Violence & Sexual Offences makes up the largest share of crime in LN5 at 28.6%. Anti-social Behaviour (28.1%) and Public Order (9.3%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in LN5 has risen sharply — by 20.7%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for LN5 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -15.5%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +20.7%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +1.5%

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