Total Crime Rate

41.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 41.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ruskin Avenue area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Abbey , and the 78th lowest crime rate of 316 local areas in Lincoln .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ruskin Avenue (LN2 4BZ) in the last 12 months was 41.1 per 1,000 residents and was 85.0% lower than the Abbey average (273.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2021. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ).

In the area around Ruskin Avenue (LN2 4BZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cottingham Drive, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wragby Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ruskin Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Carlyle Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ruskin Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlowe Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cottingham Drive —
Sep 2025Other theft Wragby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burns Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ruskin Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ruskin Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shelley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlyle Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ruskin Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ruskin Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Ruskin Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlyle Walk Under investigation
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Data Sources

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