Crime in Woodhall Spa
Recorded crime in Woodhall Spa is 0.4 times the East Lindsey average and 0.4 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 10%. 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 Woodhall Spa: about 3,562 residents in 4 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 9/10Very low crime
- Living
- 4.1/10Weak
- 5-year change
- −10%fewer crimes
- vs the council
- 0.4×the East Lindsey average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Woodhall Spa.
Crime over 5 years
Down 10% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Woodhall Spa, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 0.4× the East Lindsey average (0.4× the England and Wales average). 30 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 57% of the harm here
- Burglary: 30% of the harm here
- Other theft: 6% of the harm here
Anti-social behaviour: 10 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in East Lindsey (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole East Lindsey council area, not only Woodhall Spa. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 171 | 1.2 | Down 7% |
| Cars broken into | 120 | 0.83 | Down 37% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 586 | 4.0 | About the same |
| Burglary of homes | 198 | 1.4 | About the same |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 2 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
Road collisions
East Lindsey, 2023 to 2025: 381 road collisions a year with someone hurt, 119 of them with someone killed or seriously injured. 40 collisions were fatal in those 3 years.
2.6 a year per 1,000 residents (Great Britain 1.5). 31% of them killed or seriously injured someone (Great Britain 26%).
Collisions on public roads that the police recorded where someone was hurt, counted where they happened, so busy through roads and town centres with few residents come out high. Serious and slight use the Department for Transport's adjusted severity, comparable between police forces. Source: Department for Transport road casualty statistics (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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 | 0.0 |
| Burglary | 4.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 12.0 |
| Drugs | 0.3 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.2 |
| Other crime | 0.7 |
| Other theft | 3.5 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 1.4 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 3.7 |
| Public order | 2.1 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.1 |
| Shoplifting | 1.6 |
Postcode districts in Woodhall Spa
Nearby towns
Council: East Lindsey
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Questions about crime in Woodhall Spa
- Is Woodhall Spa a safe place to live?
- Woodhall Spa scores 9 out of 10 for safety (very low crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 0.4 times the East Lindsey average.
- Is crime going up or down in Woodhall Spa?
- Down 10% over 5 years, from 148 recorded crimes a year to 133.
- What is the most common crime in Woodhall Spa?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 12 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Woodhall Spa compare with East Lindsey?
- Crime severity in Woodhall Spa is 0.4 times the East Lindsey average.
- How many cars are stolen in Woodhall Spa?
- In East Lindsey, the council area Woodhall Spa is in, the police recorded 171 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 1.2 per 1,000 residents, down 7% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Woodhall Spa?
- 586 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in East Lindsey, the council area Woodhall Spa is in, 4.0 per 1,000 residents, 0.8 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Woodhall Spa last year?
- 2 homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in East Lindsey, the council area Woodhall Spa is in, against 3 the year before. Police data does not say where in the area they happened.