St Michael's, East Lindsey: Safety
Safety
Crime in St Michael's has dropped noticeably in 2026. The neighbourhood now records around 39.6 crimes per 1,000 people — matching the UK average and sitting below the East Midlands average.
In 2024 and 2025, St Michael's was below the UK average but higher than some quieter neighbouring areas. Things have shifted for the better since then. Most crime categories are down compared to previous years.
Burglary is particularly low right now, with just 1 incident recorded so far in 2026. Anti-social behaviour has also fallen compared to 2025. Neighbouring areas like Legbourne and St Mary's are seeing similar improvements, which suggests a broader positive trend across the local area.
Source: police-recorded crime for St Michael'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 Michael'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 Michael's ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
60.4
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
Higher than
St Mary's
42.8
Lower than
Priory & St James'
160.6
Higher than
Fulstow
51
Lower than
Trinity
130.5
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in St Michael's ward and the East Midlands region average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Violent offences35%36%
- Anti-social behaviour33%18%
- Criminal damage and arson11%8%
- Other theft7%6%
- Public order5%7%
- Burglary4%4%
- Other crime2%2%
- Vehicle crime2%4%
- Shoplifting1%9%
