St Mary's, East Lindsey: Safety
Safety
St Mary's is noticeably safer than the UK average, and things are getting better. Crime has dropped every year since 2024.
In 2024, St Mary's recorded 49.7 crimes per 1,000 people against a UK average of 91.6. By 2025, that had fallen to 44.1. To put this in perspective, the neighbouring Priory & St James' neighbourhood sees crime rates more than three times higher.
Burglary has fallen sharply — from 9 incidents in 2024 to just 2 in 2025. Anti-social behaviour is the most common crime type here, but it's still well below national levels. Overall, St Mary's performs better than both regional and national averages.
Source: police-recorded crime for St Mary's ward (Lincolnshire Police, data.police.uk), Jan 2024–Aug 2026; residents from Census 2021. This summary may predate the latest data release; the table below has the current figures.
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Crime rate comparison
Crimes per 1,000 residents, Jan–Dec 2025. St Mary's ward: Lincolnshire Police data via data.police.uk; residents from Census 2021. Averages are for all wards in the area over the same months. Planna's safety index uses the latest 12 months instead, so it can differ.
2024
2025
Jan–Aug 2026
St Mary's ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
42.8
Lower than
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Lower than
East Midlands region average
95.9
Neighbouring wards
Higher than
Legbourne
34.6
Lower than
Priory & St James'
160.6
Lower than
St Michael's
60.4
Higher than
Binbrook
33.2
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in St Mary's ward and the East Midlands region average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Anti-social behaviour41%18%
- Violent offences33%36%
- Other theft6%6%
- Criminal damage and arson6%8%
- Vehicle crime5%4%
- Public order2%7%
- Drugs2%3%
- Burglary2%4%
- Possession of weapons2%1%
- Other crime1%2%
