Louth Town vs Waltham

Louth Town has a safety score of 6/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,900 crimes in the last 12 months. Waltham has a safety score of 75/100 (Safe) with 189 crimes. Waltham scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Louth Town shows a year-on-year crime trend of -0.3% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Waltham shows -25.6% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Louth Town, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (659 incidents). In Waltham, it is Violent Crime (97 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Louth Town recorded 579 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Waltham recorded 19. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Louth Town totalled 659 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 97 in Waltham. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Louth Town recorded 1,906 crimes (now 1,900, a change of -0.3%). Waltham recorded 254 crimes previously (now 189, -25.6%).

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. Louth Town has a resolution rate of 13.6% and Waltham has 50%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Louth Town falls within the Lincolnshire Police boundary. Waltham 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 Louth Town and Waltham. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.