Total Crime Rate

211.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 211.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.5 9/10
  • Burglary 14.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 19th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Abbey , and the 54th highest crime rate of 316 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 211.9 per 1,000 residents and was 22.6% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 130.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ruskin Avenue (LN2 4DA), the main crime hotspot is near Wragby Road. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 23 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 (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Ruskin Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlyle Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shelley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Ruskin Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burns Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Wragby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlowe Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlyle Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Carlyle Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ruskin Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Ruskin Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ruskin Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ruskin Avenue —
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Data Sources

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