Total Crime Rate
81.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
36.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oakland Close area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Castle , and the 146th lowest crime rate of 315 local areas in Lincoln .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Oakland Close (LN1 3UY) in the last 12 months was 81.6 per 1,000 residents and was 40.2% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 36.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oakland Close (LN1 3UY), 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.
View Crime In Lincoln| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | David Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Mary Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Riverton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Riverton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Deansleigh | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Deansleigh | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Mary Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mons Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Mary Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Sanders Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Mary Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Welland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Welland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sanders Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sanders Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sanders Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Amble Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Amble Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Honington Approach | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Allandale Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Welland Road | Under investigation |
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