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Crime in PE12 8DB
How much crime is recorded in PE12 8DB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Long Sutton West, Gedney & Holbeach Hurn
- Council
- South Holland
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,393 (2024)
How safe is PE12 8DB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PE12 8DB area, less than half 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
15.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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).
PE12 8DBNational
Violence and sexual offences11.323.6
Burglary7.29.1
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Other theft2.14.5
Public order1.94.6
Other crime0.91.5
Drugs0.02.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% 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.