Postcode district · Spalding
Crime in PE12
How much crime is recorded in PE12, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- South Holland
- Region
- East Midlands
- Population
- 59,762 (2024)
How safe is PE12
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in PE12, 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
25.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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).
PE12National
Violence and sexual offences20.223.6
Anti-social behaviour11.710.7
Burglary8.99.1
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Shoplifting4.18.4
Other theft3.64.5
Public order2.94.6
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs0.82.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
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.