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Sutton on Sea and Trusthorpe

No arcades. On purpose. Go to Mablethorpe.
Twinned with a beach hut in the wind

32/100Crap Score

Too small for the table, which starts at 10,000 people, but it still scores 32. Higher scores are crapper.

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Crap Town of the Year 2026/27

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Quiet. Very quiet.

Sutton on Sea has beach huts, a paddling pool and no arcades at all. It's proud of that.

Sutton on Sea chose not to have amusement arcades and has been pleased with itself ever since. Beach huts, a paddling pool, a long prom, and Trusthorpe round the corner with the caravans. The big row is whether the new colonnade was worth the money. The other big row is the sand blowing over the prom. If you want noise, Mablethorpe's up the road.

The sea's rated Excellent and no storm overflow nearby spilled at all, so even the water behaves itself. The internet doesn't. 33.4% of premises can't get gigabit broadband, which matters less in a town that's in bed by the time the last bus goes at 8.23pm. There's a surprising amount of anti-social behaviour for somewhere this sleepy. Somebody's bored.

What the score is made of

Ten ingredients, each marked out of 100. Higher is crapper.

Sutton on Sea and Trusthorpe's 98 for broadband means it's crapper than 98% of towns.

  • Broadband98/10033.4% of premises can't get gigabit, January 2026, and 33.0% across the East Lindsey council area
  • Anti-social behaviour72/10018.9 per 1,000 people a year, September 2023 to August 2026
  • Fly-tipping55/10010.4 incidents per 1,000 people a year, East Lindsey council area, 2022-23 to 2024-25
  • Criminal damage and arson38/1006.2 per 1,000 people a year, September 2023 to August 2026
  • Serious road collisions36/1001.9 per 10,000 people a year, fatal and serious, 2021 to 2025
  • Rain32/100121 days of rain a year, at least 1 mm, 1991 to 2020 average
  • Deliberate fires26/1003.4 per 10,000 people a year, April 2023 to March 2026
  • Food hygiene24/1000.0% rated 0 to 2, of the 41 food businesses with a rating
  • Air pollution22/1004.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.5 of fine particles, 2024 average
  • Sewage spills2/1000.0 spill hours per 10,000 people a year, storm overflows within 1 km, 2023 to 2025
Your patch: LincolnshireTowns in the same county. Top of the table is crappest.
PosTownNationalScore
9Spalding352nd64
10Grantham467th53
11Stamford529th46
12Sleaford539th45
In danger of becoming nice from here down.13Humberston and New Waltham667th32
14Barton-upon-Humber669th32
–Sutton on Sea and Trusthorpe–32
15Bourne836th15
16North Hykeham855th13

Below the dashed line: in danger of becoming nice.

Sutton on Sea and Trusthorpe by numbers

Thinking of moving here? Don't say we didn't warn you.

Crime, muck and dodgy water

What's left on the high street

Getting about, getting online, getting rained on

East Lindsey council

Have a crap-off

Sutton on Sea and Trusthorpe against your mate's town, and a match ticket to rub it in.

Sutton on Sea and TrusthorpeCrap Score 32
v
MablethorpeCrap Score 77

Ten ingredients. One verdict. Who's crapper? The higher Crap Score takes it.