Crime on the rise in East Lindsey, official figures show

By Patrick Jack, Data Reporter
Published 21st Jul 2022, 11:21 BST
File photo dated 22/10/14 of a Police officer, as according to new figures, some of the UK's biggest police forces have recorded a rise in the number of violent homophobic crimes this year, with hundreds of assaults on gay and lesbian people reported to police so far in 2014 - including more than 300 in London alone. Scotland Yard recorded 1,073 violent homophobic offences between January and October, up from 1,007 in 2013 and 1,002 in 2012.File photo dated 22/10/14 of a Police officer, as according to new figures, some of the UK's biggest police forces have recorded a rise in the number of violent homophobic crimes this year, with hundreds of assaults on gay and lesbian people reported to police so far in 2014 - including more than 300 in London alone. Scotland Yard recorded 1,073 violent homophobic offences between January and October, up from 1,007 in 2013 and 1,002 in 2012.
File photo dated 22/10/14 of a Police officer, as according to new figures, some of the UK's biggest police forces have recorded a rise in the number of violent homophobic crimes this year, with hundreds of assaults on gay and lesbian people reported to police so far in 2014 - including more than 300 in London alone. Scotland Yard recorded 1,073 violent homophobic offences between January and October, up from 1,007 in 2013 and 1,002 in 2012.
Crime has risen over the last year in East Lindsey, official police records reveal.

Crime has risen over the last year in East Lindsey, official police records reveal.

Lincolnshire Police recorded 10,469 offences in East Lindsey in the 12 months to March, according to the Office for National Statistics.

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That was an increase of ​8%​ compared to the previous year, when there were 9,682.

However, at 73.7 crimes per 1,000 people, that was far lower than the rate across England and Wales, which stood at 89.3.

Of the crimes recorded in the area over the last 12 months, 440 were sexual offences – an increase of 25% from the year before.

Meanwhile, violent crime has risen in the area, from 4,052 to 4,786 over this period.