Hykeham Town vs Messingham

Hykeham Town has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) and recorded 969 crimes in the last 12 months. Messingham has a safety score of 80/100 (Safe) with 124 crimes. Messingham scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Hykeham Town shows a year-on-year crime trend of +3.9% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Messingham shows -36.7% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Hykeham Town, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (355 incidents). In Messingham, it is Violent Crime (49 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Hykeham Town recorded 288 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Messingham recorded 14. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Hykeham Town totalled 355 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 49 in Messingham. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Hykeham Town recorded 933 crimes (now 969, a change of +3.9%). Messingham recorded 196 crimes previously (now 124, -36.7%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Hykeham Town has a resolution rate of 24.5% and Messingham has 23.8%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Hykeham Town falls within the Lincolnshire Police boundary. Messingham is covered by Humberside Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Hykeham Town and Messingham. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.