Total Crime Rate

270.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

156.8 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 270.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 156.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 146.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 16.2 6/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Keddington Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Castle , and the 40th highest crime rate of 315 local areas in Lincoln .

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 Keddington Avenue (LN1 3SS) in the last 12 months was 270.3 per 1,000 residents and was 98.0% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 156.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Keddington Avenue (LN1 3SS), the main crime hotspot is near Ermine Close. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Keddington Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Graham Taylor Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aylesby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hackthorn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ermine Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blankney Crescent —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ermine Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sedgebrook Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingleby Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Graham Taylor Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sedgebrook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sedgebrook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sedgebrook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Torrington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Aylesby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hackthorn Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Minting Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Midville Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Keddington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keddington Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodburn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Midville Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodburn Close —
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Data Sources

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