Postcode · Horncastle
Crime in LN9 5PH
How much crime is recorded in LN9 5PH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wragby, Roughton & Ludford
- Council
- East Lindsey
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,359 (2024)
LN9 5PHHorncastle
How safe is LN9 5PH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LN9 5PH area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
LN9 5PHNational
Burglary12.19.1
Violence and sexual offences11.523.6
Anti-social behaviour8.110.7
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Other theft2.24.5
Public order2.04.6
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Drugs0.62.4
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.