Heckington
Middle areaThe south east of the North Kesteven. 8,846 people in 150 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 9% of people in Heckington live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Heckington
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Heckington at a rate of 48.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 54.5 per 1,000 people across North Kesteven.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 173 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 90 |
| Other crime | 79 |
| Vehicle crime | 27 |
| Burglary | 24 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 22 |
| Shoplifting | 5 |
| Drug offences | 4 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Heckington compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Heckington safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Heckington at a rate of 48.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 54.5 per 1,000 people across North Kesteven.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 36 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Heckington.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (173), anti-social behaviour (90) and other crime (79).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of North Kesteven
These figures are published for the whole of North Kesteven, not for each middle area, so they describe all of North Kesteven and not Heckington alone. See North Kesteven
Heckington in brief
The median price paid for a home in Heckington was £278,500 in 2025.
Heckington had 8,602 usual residents at the census.
About 9% of people in Heckington live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Heckington, 91.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.