Total Crime Rate
135.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
64.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lantern Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Gotham , and the 34th highest crime rate of 370 local areas in Rushcliffe .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lantern Lane (LE12 6QN) in the last 12 months was 135.6 per 1,000 residents and was 68.4% higher than the Gotham average (80.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 64.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 204.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lantern Lane (LE12 6QN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bullfinch Close, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackbird Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sharpley Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sharpley Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackbird Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ryeholme Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackbird Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Blackbird Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holme Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Holme Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bullfinch Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bullfinch Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thompson Close | — |
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