Photo: Stephen McKay · CC BY-SA 2.0Burgh le Marsh sees less burglary, vehicle crime and damage per resident than 81% of UK towns
Overall, it grades A− for safety. Each year brought 17.1 violent and sexual offences and 5.7 incidents of burglary, vehicle crime and damage for every 1,000 residents. Among the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people, it records less crime per resident than 58%.
Crimes and reports per 1,000 residents (Census 2021) a year, September 2023 to August 2026.
What stands out about safety in Burgh le Marsh
Less crime than many places its size
Of 550 UK towns of 2,000 to 3,000 people, Burgh le Marsh has the 174th lowest rate of graded crime: lower than Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll, Pevensey Bay and Heage, higher than Crossways, Gregson Lane and Hingham. Towns its size ↓
Many neighbourhoods rank low for crime nationally
The government’s Indices of Deprivation 2025 rank every neighbourhood in England on recorded crime. 59% of Burgh le Marsh’s residents live in one of the lowest-crime 10%, and 0% in one of the highest-crime 20%. Neighbourhood ranks ↓
Written from the police.uk and government data on this page. Figures are crimes police recorded, not convictions.
The grade: A− for Burgh le Marsh
A fairly firm grade. Built on 148 graded crimes over three years. The grade adds violent and sexual offences and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident and ranks Burgh le Marsh against every UK town of 1,000 or more.
Per resident, against all UK towns; beside it, how it compares with towns its size.
Of 550 towns its size, Burgh le Marsh is 174th from the least graded crime
| # | Town | People | Violent | Homes & vehicles | Shops & theft | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richhill Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon | 2,738 | 6.2 | 2.8 | 3 | A+ |
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| 3 | Cranwell Lincolnshire | 2,583 | 8.4 | 1 | 1.4 | A+ |
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| 5 | Langtoft Lincolnshire | 2,010 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 1.3 | A+ |
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| 16 | Goxhill Lincolnshire | 2,324 | 7.9 | 3.9 | 4.2 | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 56 | Long Bennington Lincolnshire | 2,149 | 9 | 7.6 | 2.5 | A |
| … | ||||||
| 171 | Crossways Dorset | 2,494 | 15.2 | 7.5 | 4.6 | A− |
| 172 | Gregson Lane Lancashire | 2,073 | 18.3 | 4.5 | 2.1 | A− |
| 173 | Hingham Norfolk | 2,304 | 18.1 | 4.8 | 2.6 | A− |
| 174 | Burgh le Marsh Lincolnshire | 2,159 | 17.1 | 5.7 | 6.6 | A− |
| 175 | Bishop's Tachbrook Warwickshire | 2,086 | 16.8 | 6.2 | 1.1 | A− |
| 176 | Brown Edge Staffordshire | 2,374 | 15.3 | 7.7 | 4.9 | A− |
| 177 | Baschurch Shropshire | 2,007 | 18.6 | 4.5 | 0.7 | A− |
| … | ||||||
| 550 | Avonmouth Bristol | 2,643 | 82.9 | 54.6 | 60.4 | D− |
Safety letters rank against every UK town of 1,000 or more; the order here is context only.
Graded crime per 1,000 residents a year, September 2023 to August 2026, counting from the least: towns ranked near Burgh le Marsh, and others in Lincolnshire.
Crime in Burgh le Marsh per 1,000 residents
A crime isn’t a victim: one person can report several, and crimes in a town centre often involve visitors rather than residents.
And about 6 burglaries, vehicle crimes or acts of criminal damage, plus 8 shoplifting and theft reports, in the 12 months to August 2026. Each dot is one resident; each coloured dot is one recorded crime.
What police recorded in the last 12 months
Against the typical town its size, Burgh le Marsh runs highest on anti-social behaviour (7.4 per 1,000 against 5.3) and violence & sexual offences (19.9 per 1,000 against 16.6).
Show as a table
| Category | In the grade | Reports | Per 1,000 | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | Violent | 43 | 19.9 | 16.6 |
| Anti-social behaviour | not graded | 16 | 7.4 | 5.3 |
| Shoplifting | not graded | 10 | 4.6 | 0 |
| Other theft | not graded | 8 | 3.7 | 2.5 |
| Criminal damage & arson | Home & vehicle | 5 | 2.3 | 3.2 |
| Vehicle crime | Home & vehicle | 5 | 2.3 | 1.5 |
| Public order | not graded | 3 | 1.4 | 2.4 |
| Burglary | Home & vehicle | 3 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Other crime | not graded | 3 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
| Robbery | Violent | 1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Drugs | not graded | 0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Bicycle theft | not graded | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Possession of weapons | Violent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Theft from the person | not graded | 0 | 0 | 0 |
“Violent” is police.uk’s violence and sexual offences (which includes harassment, stalking and assault without injury), robbery and possession of weapons. Anti-social behaviour isn’t a crime category; shoplifting and other theft happen mostly in shops and town centres rather than to residents, so neither counts in the grade.
September 2025 to August 2026, per 1,000 residents. The tick on each bar is the typical (median) town among UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people.
Violent crime held steady over the year
“Towns its size” pools all UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people that police.uk covers each month (Greater Manchester has no data).
Rolling twelve-month rate, per 1,000 residents a year (longer windows for smaller places, where a few crimes swing a month). In the 12 months to August 2026 against the 12 before: violent -2% (towns its size +3%).
No one died in a collision on Burgh le Marsh’s roads in 2021–2025
Police recorded 11 collisions with injuries inside Burgh le Marsh in five years. 3 people were killed or seriously injured: 0 on foot and 0 on a bicycle.
Most UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people (94%) had no road deaths in these five years, and Burgh le Marsh is one of them.
Counting serious injuries too, a town of Burgh le Marsh’s size at the median for UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people would see about 1 people killed or seriously injured in five years; Burgh le Marsh had 3.
Casualties are counted where the collision happened, not where people lived: a main road through town adds through-traffic, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Seriously injured uses the Department for Transport’s adjusted figures, which even out the police forces’ different ways of recording injuries. There’s no national rate here: more than half of road deaths in England and Wales (58%) happen outside every town’s built-up area. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), 2021–2025.
Collisions police recorded inside Burgh le Marsh’s built-up area, 2021–2025. Described here; not part of the Safety Grade.
Crime in the places around Burgh le Marsh
| Town | People | Violent | Homes & vehicles | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burgh le Marsh | 2,159 | 17.1 | 5.7 | A− |
| Wainfleet All Saints | 1,802 | 34 | 13 | C |
| Skegness | 20,701 | 79.4 | 27.6 | D− |
| Wainfleet St Mary | 1,045 | 15.3 | 6.4 | A− |
| Ingoldmells | 1,928 | 259 | 64.7 | D− |
| Chapel St Leonards | 3,435 | 58.6 | 18 | D− |
| Spilsby | 3,671 | 40.4 | 13.5 | C− |
| Alford | 3,831 | 31.2 | 11.7 | C |
Burgh le Marsh records more graded crime per resident than 1 of its 7 neighbours. Wainfleet St Mary, 4.4 miles away, records 15.3 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year (3-year average), against Burgh le Marsh’s 17.1.
Per 1,000 residents a year, the same three years. Tap a town for its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Where crimes happen, not where victims live. police.uk places each crime at a point near where it happened. Town centres with shops, stations, a hospital and nightlife record more crime per resident, and residents of nearby villages who come in to shop or go out are part of that count.
- Bigger towns record more per resident. Across UK towns, recorded crime per resident rises steeply with size, more than in the U.S., so a city’s grade sits low against the whole UK. The “towns its size” figures show where Burgh le Marsh sits among towns like it; they are context and don’t change the grade.
- Points are approximate. police.uk moves each point to the nearest of a set of anonymous map points, so crimes near the edge of the built-up area can fall either side of it.
Questions about safety in Burgh le Marsh
Is Burgh le Marsh safe?
Police recorded 17.1 violent and sexual offences and 5.7 burglaries, vehicle crimes and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year over the three years to August 2026 (police.uk, inside Burgh le Marsh’s built-up area). That earns an A− for safety: less crime per resident than 75% of UK towns. Among 550 UK towns of 2,000 to 3,000 people, Burgh le Marsh is 174th from the least crime. 59% of residents live in neighbourhoods in England’s lowest-crime 10%.
Is crime going up in Burgh le Marsh?
In the 12 months to August 2026, against the 12 months before, violent crime held steady, burglary, vehicle crime and damage rose 86%, shoplifting and theft rose 50% and anti-social behaviour rose 60%. Across UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people, violent crime held steady.
What is the most common crime in Burgh le Marsh?
Violence & sexual offences: 43 in the 12 months to August 2026, which in police.uk includes harassment, stalking and assault without injury. Next came shoplifting (10) and other theft (8), with 16 reports of anti-social behaviour.
How does Burgh le Marsh compare with Boston?
Boston records 50.7 violent and sexual offences and 17.6 crimes against homes and vehicles per 1,000 residents a year, against Burgh le Marsh’s 17.1 and 5.7, over the same three years.
Sources: data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025, crime domain by LSOA (residents from ONS Census 2021) · Department for Transport road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions 2021–2025, points inside the built-up-area boundary · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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