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Crime in NG23 7EL
How much crime is recorded in NG23 7EL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Saxilby & Scampton
- Council
- West Lindsey
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,551 (2024)
How safe is NG23 7EL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NG23 7EL area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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).
NG23 7ELNational
Violence and sexual offences17.523.6
Burglary13.39.1
Anti-social behaviour10.710.7
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Public order2.94.6
Other theft2.24.5
Shoplifting1.58.4
Other crime1.31.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Drugs0.52.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.