Crap Towns / Washingborough and Heighington / Crime

How much crime is there in Washingborough and Heighington?

The police recorded 22.4 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Washingborough and Heighington from September 2023 to August 2026, 71% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 13.3. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 21.3, the same as in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	21.3	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	24.4	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	21.3	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	13.3	34.1
Other theft	1.8	5.4
Criminal damage and arson	1.6	7.0
Burglary	1.5	3.1
Shoplifting	1.3	7.1
Public order	0.9	6.6
Other crime	0.7	2.0
Vehicle crime	0.7	3.8
Drugs	0.2	2.4
Possession of weapons	0.2	0.8
Robbery	0.1	0.6
Theft from the person	0.1	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.0	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Newark-on-Trent	27.4 km	133
Lincoln	7.3 km	126
Sleaford	24.2 km	83.4
Horncastle	23.1 km	56.3
Balderton	27.8 km	51.9
Coningsby and Tattershall	23.5 km	44.0
North Hykeham	9.2 km	41.7
Bracebridge Heath	5.1 km	35.3
Ruskington	19.7 km	34.2
Waddington	6.8 km	31.3
Washingborough and Heighington	–	22.4
The typical town	–	76.2