Skegness vs Sleaford Rural South

Skegness has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) and recorded 4,154 crimes in the last 12 months. Sleaford Rural South has a safety score of 43/100 (Below Average) with 503 crimes. Sleaford Rural South scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Skegness shows a year-on-year crime trend of -7.1% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Sleaford Rural South shows -22.4% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Skegness, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,432 incidents). In Sleaford Rural South, it is Violent Crime (185 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Skegness recorded 800 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Sleaford Rural South recorded 137. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Skegness totalled 1,432 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 185 in Sleaford Rural South. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Skegness recorded 4,470 crimes (now 4,154, a change of -7.1%). Sleaford Rural South recorded 648 crimes previously (now 503, -22.4%).

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. Skegness has a resolution rate of 30.7% and Sleaford Rural South has 0%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Skegness falls within the Lincolnshire Police boundary. Sleaford Rural South is covered by Lincolnshire 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 Skegness and Sleaford Rural South. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.