Postcode · Horncastle
Crime in LN9 5PP
How much crime is recorded in LN9 5PP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Little Cawthorpe & South Wolds
- Council
- East Lindsey
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,221 (2024)
LN9 5PPHorncastle
How safe is LN9 5PP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LN9 5PP 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
18.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 5PPNational
Burglary21.19.1
Violence and sexual offences9.023.6
Anti-social behaviour6.510.7
Other theft3.14.5
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Other crime1.31.5
Public order0.44.6
Drugs0.32.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.