Crime in Winterton
Recorded crime in Winterton is 0.7 times the North Lincolnshire average and 0.8 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has risen 48%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Winterton: about 4,970 residents in 4 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 5/10Average crime
- Living
- 5.2/10Fair
- 5-year change
- +48%more crimes
- vs the council
- 0.7×the North Lincolnshire average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Winterton.
Crime over 5 years
Up 48% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Winterton, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 0.7× the North Lincolnshire average (0.8× the England and Wales average). 56 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 73% of the harm here
- Burglary: 16% of the harm here
- Other theft: 3% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 73% 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: 15 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in North Lincolnshire (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole North Lincolnshire council area, not only Winterton. 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 | 236 | 1.4 | Down 13% |
| Cars broken into | 199 | 1.2 | Down 27% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 872 | 5.1 | Down 13% |
| Burglary of homes | 405 | 2.4 | Down 18% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 0 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in DN15
In DN15, the postcode district at the centre of Winterton, 15% 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) | 2,018 | 8% | 10% | 61% | 11% | 10% |
| Shoplifting | 547 | 50% | 6% | 16% | 26% | 2% |
| Public order | 468 | 10% | 9% | 52% | 25% | 4% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 413 | 10% | 6% | 25% | 56% | 2% |
| Other theft | 313 | 2% | 4% | 33% | 58% | 4% |
| Burglary | 234 | 9% | 1% | 21% | 65% | 4% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 172 | 3% | 3% | 17% | 74% | 2% |
| Drugs | 164 | 34% | 41% | 15% | 4% | 6% |
| Other crime | 139 | 10% | 9% | 45% | 17% | 18% |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 63 | 41% | 10% | 37% | 2% | 11% |
| Robbery | 51 | 29% | 0% | 31% | 33% | 6% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 7% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
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 | 0.2 |
| Burglary | 3.8 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 28.2 |
| Drugs | 0.5 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.2 |
| Other crime | 1.5 |
| Other theft | 3.0 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.1 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 2.3 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 9.2 |
| Public order | 5.6 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.2 |
| Shoplifting | 1.1 |
Postcode districts in Winterton
Nearby towns
Council: North Lincolnshire
Questions about crime in Winterton
- Is Winterton a safe place to live?
- Winterton scores 5 out of 10 for safety (average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 0.7 times the North Lincolnshire average.
- Is crime going up or down in Winterton?
- Up 48% over 5 years, from 195 recorded crimes a year to 290.
- What is the most common crime in Winterton?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 28 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Winterton compare with North Lincolnshire?
- Crime severity in Winterton is 0.7 times the North Lincolnshire average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Winterton?
- In DN15, the postcode district at the centre of Winterton, 15% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 27% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Winterton?
- Of 234 burglaries reported in DN15, the postcode district at the centre of Winterton between September 2024 and August 2025, 9% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 65% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Winterton?
- In North Lincolnshire, the council area Winterton is in, the police recorded 236 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 1.4 per 1,000 residents, down 13% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Winterton?
- 872 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in North Lincolnshire, the council area Winterton is in, 5.1 per 1,000 residents, 1.1 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Winterton last year?
- No homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in North Lincolnshire, the council area Winterton is in, against 0 the year before.