Total Crime Rate

86.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 86.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Goldsmith Walk area has the 50th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Abbey , and the 155th lowest crime rate of 316 local areas in Lincoln .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Goldsmith Walk (LN2 4JR) in the last 12 months was 86.1 per 1,000 residents and was 68.6% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 52.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Goldsmith Walk (LN2 4JR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Frank Wright Court, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sheridan Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Goldsmith Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodrush Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frank Wright Court
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Robert Tressell Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Sheridan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Sheridan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheridan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheridan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Outer Circle Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Outer Circle Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Outer Circle Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gynewell Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robert Tressell Walk Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frank Wright Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frank Wright Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Frank Wright Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robert Tressell Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Swift Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Keats Close
Sep 2025Robbery Cowper Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keats Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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