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Crime in PE12 8PS
How much crime is recorded in PE12 8PS, 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
- 2,324 (2024)
How safe is PE12 8PS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PE12 8PS area, broadly in line with 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
28.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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 8PSNational
Violence and sexual offences21.923.6
Anti-social behaviour12.410.7
Burglary12.39.1
Criminal damage and arson9.24.7
Other theft3.74.5
Public order3.34.6
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Other crime1.91.5
Drugs1.92.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 15% 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.