Crime in North East Lincolnshire
Recorded crime in North East Lincolnshire is 1.4 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has risen 9%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
159,911 residents in 107 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 2/10High crime
- Safety in the world
- 6/10Average crime
- Living
- 6.3/10Fair
- 5-year change
- +9%more crimes
Crime over 5 years
Up 9% in 5 years Recorded crimes in North East Lincolnshire, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 1.4× the England and Wales average. 119 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 66% of the harm here
- Burglary: 15% of the harm here
- Robbery: 5% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 66% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 17 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 1.1 |
| Burglary | 6.9 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 48.3 |
| Drugs | 2.2 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.9 |
| Other crime | 3.5 |
| Other theft | 8.1 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.7 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 5.5 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 16.3 |
| Public order | 11.8 |
| Bicycle theft | 2.0 |
| Shoplifting | 11.7 |
What crimes are recorded in North East Lincolnshire
113.0 crimes per 1,000 residents were recorded in North East Lincolnshire in 2025/26 (England and Wales: 83.2).
Our total for April 2025 to March 2026: 19,640. Home Office recorded crime: 18,069 (9% apart).
Crimes recorded by the police, April 2025 to March 2026. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
Humberside Police did not assign 12.4% of the crimes it recorded in 2025/26 to a council area, so these figures are lower than the true count.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 326 | 2.0 | Up 6% |
| Cars broken into | 275 | 1.7 | Up 32% |
| Vehicle tampering | 190 | 1.2 | Up 38% |
| Vandalism to homes | 860 | 5.4 | About the same |
| Vandalism to other buildings | 242 | 1.5 | Down 23% |
| Vandalism to vehicles | 542 | 3.4 | Down 9% |
| Arson | 131 | 0.82 | Up 12% |
| Burglary of homes | 499 | 3.1 | Up 5% |
| Burglary of businesses | 227 | 1.4 | Up 28% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 0 | - | - |
| Carrying a knife or blade | 69 | 0.43 | Up 8% |
| Carrying other weapons (including guns) | 110 | 0.69 | Up 20% |
| Robbery of people | 105 | 0.66 | Down 14% |
| Robbery of businesses | 75 | 0.47 | Up 241% |
| Violence with injury | 2,022 | 12.6 | About the same |
| Violence without injury | 2,174 | 13.6 | Down 8% |
| Stalking and harassment | 2,627 | 16.4 | Down 10% |
| Sexual offences | 595 | 3.7 | Down 4% |
| Shoplifting | 2,290 | 14.3 | Up 43% |
| Bicycle theft | 249 | 1.6 | Down 4% |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 46 | 0.29 | Down 30% |
| Drug dealing | 118 | 0.74 | Up 57% |
| Drug possession | 422 | 2.6 | Up 9% |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare. These are council-area figures: police.uk street-level data, used for the map and the Safety score, only has the broad categories, and no source publishes murders or stabbings by street.
Humberside Police area: 800 offences involving a knife or sharp instrument in 2025/26 (772 the year before). This covers the whole police force area, not only North East Lincolnshire.
Source: Home Office, police recorded knife crime by police force.
How often crimes lead to a charge
In North East Lincolnshire, 12% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 8,543 | 8% | 10% | 61% | 12% | 9% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 2,420 | 6% | 6% | 27% | 59% | 2% |
| Shoplifting | 2,167 | 39% | 4% | 15% | 41% | 1% |
| Public order | 1,850 | 9% | 6% | 54% | 26% | 5% |
| Other theft | 1,161 | 4% | 4% | 29% | 59% | 4% |
| Burglary | 947 | 10% | 1% | 21% | 65% | 3% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 808 | 6% | 1% | 19% | 71% | 3% |
| Other crime | 666 | 9% | 8% | 58% | 14% | 11% |
| Drugs | 520 | 39% | 36% | 14% | 2% | 9% |
| Bicycle theft | 277 | 7% | 1% | 17% | 74% | 2% |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 207 | 38% | 13% | 30% | 5% | 14% |
| Robbery | 186 | 22% | 1% | 34% | 35% | 8% |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 62 | 5% | 2% | 31% | 60% | 3% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 6% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Towns and cities in North East Lincolnshire
Postcode districts in North East Lincolnshire
Questions about crime in North East Lincolnshire
- Is North East Lincolnshire a safe place to live?
- North East Lincolnshire scores 2 out of 10 for safety (high crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
- Is crime going up or down in North East Lincolnshire?
- Up 9% over 5 years, from 18,434 recorded crimes a year to 20,137.
- What is the most common crime in North East Lincolnshire?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 48 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in North East Lincolnshire?
- In North East Lincolnshire, 12% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 31% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in North East Lincolnshire?
- Of 947 burglaries reported in North East Lincolnshire between September 2024 and August 2025, 10% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 65% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in North East Lincolnshire?
- In North East Lincolnshire, the police recorded 326 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 2.0 per 1,000 residents, up 6% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in North East Lincolnshire?
- 1,644 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in North East Lincolnshire in 2025/26, 10.3 per 1,000 residents, 2.1 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in North East Lincolnshire last year?
- No homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in North East Lincolnshire in 2025/26, against 0 the year before.