Crap Towns / Skegness / Crime

How much crime is there in Skegness?

The police recorded 171 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Skegness from September 2023 to August 2026, 2.2 times the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 75.3. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 176, up from 165 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	165	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	172	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	176	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	75.3	34.1
Shoplifting	27.8	7.1
Criminal damage and arson	16.3	7.0
Public order	12.9	6.6
Other theft	11.8	5.4
Burglary	6.1	3.1
Vehicle crime	5.3	3.8
Drugs	5.2	2.4
Other crime	4.2	2.0
Robbery	2.2	0.6
Possession of weapons	2.0	0.8
Bicycle theft	1.3	0.5
Theft from the person	0.8	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Skegness	–	171
Boston	29.6 km	108
King's Lynn	42.9 km	106
Louth	32.8 km	79.9
Mablethorpe	22.5 km	79.0
Holbeach	42.9 km	68.7
Kirton	34.7 km	59.9
Horncastle	30.2 km	56.3
Long Sutton	42.1 km	56.0
Coningsby and Tattershall	33.3 km	44.0
Sutton on Sea and Trusthorpe	17.8 km	41.8
The typical town	–	76.2