Postcode district · Horncastle
Crime in LN9
How much crime is recorded in LN9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- East Lindsey
- Region
- East Midlands
- Population
- 16,945 (2024)
LN9Postcode district · Horncastle
How safe is LN9
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in LN9, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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).
LN9National
Violence and sexual offences15.023.6
Burglary9.29.1
Anti-social behaviour8.710.7
Shoplifting3.88.4
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Other theft2.94.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Robbery1.71.4
Public order1.74.6
Other crime1.31.5
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% 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.