Total Crime Rate

175.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

124.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 175.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 124.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 114.5 10/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

David Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Castle , and the 68th highest crime rate of 315 local areas in Lincoln .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around David Avenue (LN1 3NU) in the last 12 months was 175.1 per 1,000 residents and was 28.3% higher than the Castle average (136.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 124.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around David Avenue (LN1 3NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 89 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Allandale Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in David Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Garfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Sanders Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Garfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Mary Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Mary Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Mary Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deansleigh
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deansleigh
Apr 2026Other crime Sanders Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Mary Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sanders Close
Apr 2026Public order Allandale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences David Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amble Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amble Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Welland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sanders Close
Apr 2026Burglary Honington Approach Under investigation

Data Sources

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