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Crime · West Lynn
Reported crime in central West Lynn
3,386 incidents logged with the police in the past 12 months, around 190 per 1,000 residents.
Total incidents
3,386
Rate / 1,000
190
Categories
14
Months on file
12
By category
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 1,284 | 38% |
| Shoplifting | 533 | 16% |
| Anti social behaviour | 359 | 11% |
| Public order | 288 | 9% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 242 | 7% |
| Other theft | 180 | 5% |
| Drugs | 150 | 4% |
| Other crime | 68 | 2% |
| Burglary | 67 | 2% |
| Vehicle crime | 62 | 2% |
| Bicycle theft | 50 | 1% |
| Possession of weapons | 47 | 1% |
| Robbery | 31 | 1% |
| Theft from the person | 25 | 1% |
Category by month
| Category | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sept | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 92 | 90 | 82 | 87 | 94 | 109 | 115 | 125 | 124 | 138 | 126 | 102 | 1284 |
| Shoplifting | 43 | 57 | 38 | 48 | 43 | 36 | 36 | 51 | 57 | 51 | 40 | 33 | 533 |
| Anti social behaviour | 25 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 24 | 29 | 35 | 58 | 28 | 28 | 40 | 43 | 359 |
| Public order | 16 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 31 | 24 | 34 | 24 | 34 | 29 | 288 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 15 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 14 | 19 | 32 | 22 | 27 | 17 | 19 | 242 |
| Other theft | 17 | 17 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 22 | 14 | 25 | 180 |
| Drugs | 7 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 150 |
| Other crime | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 68 |
| Burglary | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 67 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 62 |
| Bicycle theft | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 50 |
| Possession of weapons | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 47 |
| Robbery | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 31 | |
| Theft from the person | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 25 | ||
| Total | 239 | 264 | 225 | 227 | 247 | 279 | 286 | 343 | 317 | 353 | 316 | 290 | 3386 |
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police.uk street-level crime for the Census neighbourhoods (LSOAs) covering West Lynn, Oct 2025 to Sept 2026. The rate uses those neighbourhoods’ Census 2021 population of 17,811.