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Crime in PE22 8BE
How much crime is recorded in PE22 8BE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Mareham, Sibsey & New Leake
- Council
- East Lindsey
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,996 (2024)
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How safe is PE22 8BE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PE22 8BE area, well below 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
17.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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).
PE22 8BENational
Violence and sexual offences12.323.6
Burglary7.99.1
Other theft6.74.5
Anti-social behaviour6.410.7
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Other crime2.11.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Public order0.64.6
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.