Total Crime Rate

86.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.6 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 86.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 38.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Ruskin Avenue area has the 47th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Abbey , and the 153rd lowest 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 Ruskin Avenue (LN2 4BU) in the last 12 months was 86.1 per 1,000 residents and was 69.8% lower than the Abbey average (284.7 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -8.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 38.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ruskin Avenue (LN2 4BU), the main crime hotspot is near Cottingham Drive. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ruskin Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Wragby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cottingham Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lamb Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wragby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dryden Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Macaulay Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ruskin Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Browning Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oval Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Byron Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oval Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oval Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oval Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lamb Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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