Market Rasen vs Messingham

Market Rasen has a safety score of 15/100 (High Crime) and recorded 791 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.

Market Rasen shows a year-on-year crime trend of +22.1% — 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 Market Rasen, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (259 incidents). In Messingham, it is Violent Crime (49 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Market Rasen recorded 190 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 Market Rasen totalled 259 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, Market Rasen recorded 648 crimes (now 791, a change of +22.1%). 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. Market Rasen has a resolution rate of 33.9% and Messingham has 23.8%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Market Rasen 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 Market Rasen and Messingham. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.