Crime in Brigg rose by 82 per cent in a month, latest figures show.
There were 61 reported crimes during December 2019 after only 35 had taken place in November.
Details for December have been released through police.co.uk as follows:
- Anti-social behaviour 14
- Bicycle theft 0
- Burglary 1
- Criminal damage and arson 7
- Drugs 0
- Other crime 1
- Other theft 1
- Possession of weapons 1
- Public order 5
- Robbery 0
- Shoplifting 1
- Theft from the person 0
- Vehicle crime 2
- Violence and sexual offences 28
The police statistics cover a one-mile radius from the town centre, which takes in parts of neighbouring parishes Scawby and Broughton.
Nine of the 61 offences recorded during December 2019 happened on/near the Waters Edge housing estate which is just outside the Brigg boundary.
December 2018 - in comparison - saw a total of 44 Brigg crimes; during December 2017 there were 41; in December 2016 there were 38.
So last month's 61-crime total is well up on previous years.
However, it only represents an average of two crimes a day across the town.
