Total Crime Rate

90.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 90.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 38.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Asterby Close area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Castle , and the 156th 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 Asterby Close (LN2 2DX) in the last 12 months was 90.9 per 1,000 residents and was 33.4% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Asterby Close (LN2 2DX), the main crime hotspot is near Woodhall Drive. Police recorded 175 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Asterby Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ravendale Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodhall Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longdales Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Asterby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunholme Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunholme Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunholme Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunholme Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dunholme Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aubourn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sudbrooke Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Carlton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Red Hawk Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laughton Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatcliffe Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lissington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Red Hawk Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Red Hawk Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Red Hawk Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Red Hawk Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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