Crap Towns / Horncastle / Crime

How much crime is there in Horncastle?

The police recorded 56.3 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Horncastle from September 2023 to August 2026, 26% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 27.9. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 61.3, up from 55.5 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	55.5	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	52.0	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	61.3	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	27.9	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	7.3	7.0
Public order	3.8	6.6
Other theft	3.8	5.4
Shoplifting	3.6	7.1
Burglary	2.3	3.1
Other crime	2.2	2.0
Drugs	2.1	2.4
Vehicle crime	1.8	3.8
Possession of weapons	0.8	0.8
Robbery	0.4	0.6
Bicycle theft	0.2	0.5
Theft from the person	0.1	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Skegness	30.2 km	171
Boston	27.0 km	108
Louth	19.2 km	79.9
Mablethorpe	28.7 km	79.0
Horncastle	–	56.3
Coningsby and Tattershall	13.0 km	44.0
Sutton on Sea and Trusthorpe	28.6 km	41.8
Bracebridge Heath	27.7 km	35.3
Ruskington	25.7 km	34.2
Waddington	28.0 km	31.3
Washingborough and Heighington	23.1 km	22.4
The typical town	–	76.2