Total Crime Rate

167.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 167.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 92.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.8 10/10
  • Burglary 26.0 10/10
  • Other theft 18.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 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

Ruskin Avenue area has the 25th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Abbey , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 315 local areas in Lincoln .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ruskin Avenue (LN2 4DA) in the last 12 months was 167.3 per 1,000 residents and was 41.2% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 92.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ruskin Avenue (LN2 4DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wragby Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ruskin Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Macaulay Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wragby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Wragby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ruskin Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lamb Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lamb Gardens

Data Sources

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