How does South Kesteven's crime rate compare with other CSPs in England and Wales?

South Kesteven ranks 259 out of 310 Community Safety Partnerships by recorded-crime rate in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025). Its rate of 95.4 per 1,000 is 36% below the CSP-level average of 149.3 per 1,000. Recorded-crime rates reflect reporting and recording practices and an area's daytime and visitor population as well as underlying offending, and are context rather than a measure of safety.

What is the Gera Local Crime Index for South Kesteven?

South Kesteven scores 97/100 on the Gera Local Crime Index (GLCI), a normalised index computed by GeraRent from official Home Office CSP recorded-crime data. A score of 100 corresponds to the lowest recorded-crime rate among all 310 included CSPs; 0 corresponds to the highest. The index allows like-for-like comparison across all areas. Methodology: /methodology/gera-local-crime-index.

What is the violence against the person rate in South Kesteven?

Police recorded 38.0 violence-against-the-person offences per 1,000 residents in South Kesteven in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) (official Home Office CSP statistics). This offence group covers assault, harassment, and public order violence.

What is the theft offence rate in South Kesteven?

There were 28.4 theft offences per 1,000 residents recorded in South Kesteven in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) (Home Office CSP statistics). Theft offences include shoplifting, vehicle crime, bicycle theft, and other property theft.

Which police force covers South Kesteven?

South Kesteven falls within the Lincolnshire police force area. The crime figures here are compiled by the Home Office from data submitted by Lincolnshire at Community Safety Partnership level. CSPs are sub-divisions of police force areas used for local crime and disorder reporting.

Where does this South Kesteven crime data come from?

These are official recorded-crime statistics from the Home Office 'Police recorded crime Community Safety Partnership open data' tables (financial year 2024/25, published 23 April 2026). The rate per 1,000 uses ONS mid-2023 population estimates for the matching local authority. Figures exclude fraud (recorded centrally) and cover the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025). Both sources are © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Recorded crime rate in South Kesteven

Lincolnshire · Community Safety Partnership · financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025)

What is the recorded crime rate in South Kesteven and how does it compare with other areas?

South Kesteven (Lincolnshire) recorded 95.4 offences per 1,000 residents in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) — 36% below the CSP-level average of 149.3 per 1,000, ranking 259 of 310 Community Safety Partnerships. Gera Local Crime Index: 97/100. Source: Home Office CSP open data, published 23 April 2026.

Proprietary metric:Gera Local Crime Index·As of financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) · updated annually (last: 23 April 2026)

97/ 100

Gera Local Crime Index — South Kesteven

Rank 259 of 310 Community Safety Partnerships · 95.4 offences / 1,000 residents

36% below the CSP-level average of 149.3 / 1,000

These are neutral official statistics. Recorded-crime rates reflect reporting and recording practices and the area's daytime and visitor population as well as underlying offending. They do not measure how “dangerous” a place is and imply nothing about its residents.

Recorded crime / 1,000: 95.4
Total recorded offences: 13,946
vs CSP average: -36%
Gera Local Crime Index: 97 /100
National rank: #259 of 310
Population (ONS 2023): 146k

Offence breakdown — South Kesteven

Rate per 1,000 residents, financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025).

Recorded crime offence breakdown for South Kesteven, financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025)
Offence group	Rate / 1,000
Violence against the person	38.0
Theft offences	28.4
Criminal damage and arson	9.2
Public order offences	7.8
Drug offences	2.2
Robbery	0.7

Note: fraud is recorded centrally (not by area) and is excluded from all figures. Sexual offences and miscellaneous crimes against society are included in the total but not shown individually to preserve data sensitivity.

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Showing top 7 areas · Total crime rate per 1,000 residents · financial year 2024/25 (Apr 2024–Mar 2025) · Home Office CSP open data, OGL v3.0

Area (CSP)	Police force	Total / 1,000	Rank
Lincoln	Lincolnshire	216.6	17
Boston	Lincolnshire	153.5	106
East Lindsey	Lincolnshire	123.5	170
West Lindsey	Lincolnshire	109.2	213
South Holland	Lincolnshire	103.6	231
South Kesteven(this page)	Lincolnshire	95.4	259
North Kesteven	Lincolnshire	69.0	307

Rates are per 1,000 resident population. These are neutral official statistics — recorded-crime rates reflect reporting and recording practices and an area's daytime and visitor population, not how safe a place is.

South Kesteven crime — frequently asked questions

What is the recorded crime rate in South Kesteven?: South Kesteven recorded 95.4 offences per 1,000 residents in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) (13,946 recorded offences across a population of 146,114), according to official Home Office police-recorded-crime statistics at Community Safety Partnership level.
How does South Kesteven's crime rate compare with other CSPs in England and Wales?: South Kesteven ranks 259 out of 310 Community Safety Partnerships by recorded-crime rate in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025). Its rate of 95.4 per 1,000 is 36% below the CSP-level average of 149.3 per 1,000. Recorded-crime rates reflect reporting and recording practices and an area's daytime and visitor population as well as underlying offending, and are context rather than a measure of safety.
What is the Gera Local Crime Index for South Kesteven?: South Kesteven scores 97/100 on the Gera Local Crime Index (GLCI), a normalised index computed by GeraRent from official Home Office CSP recorded-crime data. A score of 100 corresponds to the lowest recorded-crime rate among all 310 included CSPs; 0 corresponds to the highest. The index allows like-for-like comparison across all areas. Methodology: /methodology/gera-local-crime-index.
What is the violence against the person rate in South Kesteven?: Police recorded 38.0 violence-against-the-person offences per 1,000 residents in South Kesteven in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) (official Home Office CSP statistics). This offence group covers assault, harassment, and public order violence.
What is the theft offence rate in South Kesteven?: There were 28.4 theft offences per 1,000 residents recorded in South Kesteven in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) (Home Office CSP statistics). Theft offences include shoplifting, vehicle crime, bicycle theft, and other property theft.
Which police force covers South Kesteven?: South Kesteven falls within the Lincolnshire police force area. The crime figures here are compiled by the Home Office from data submitted by Lincolnshire at Community Safety Partnership level. CSPs are sub-divisions of police force areas used for local crime and disorder reporting.
Where does this South Kesteven crime data come from?: These are official recorded-crime statistics from the Home Office 'Police recorded crime Community Safety Partnership open data' tables (financial year 2024/25, published 23 April 2026). The rate per 1,000 uses ONS mid-2023 population estimates for the matching local authority. Figures exclude fraud (recorded centrally) and cover the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025). Both sources are © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Reference period: financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) (population: ONS mid-2023 local authority estimates). Source: Home Office — Police recorded crime by Community Safety Partnership (CSP) + ONS mid-2023 local authority population estimates. Contains Home Office and Office for National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Recorded-crime rates are official statistics presented as neutral context only and must not be used to characterise or stigmatise any area or its residents. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Gera Local Crime Index methodology at /methodology/gera-local-crime-index.