Total Crime Rate
273.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sheridan Close area has the 14th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Abbey , and the 39th highest crime rate of 316 local areas in Lincoln .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sheridan Close (LN2 4JX) in the last 12 months was 273.1 per 1,000 residents and was 0.3% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 138.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sheridan Close (LN2 4JX), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Abbey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheridan Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Robert Tressell Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Keats Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Keats Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheridan Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Robert Tressell Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coleridge Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Coleridge Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Frank Wright Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Frank Wright Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frank Wright Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frank Wright Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Woodrush Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Cowper Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Robert Tressell Walk | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sheridan Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sheridan Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Swift Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Blackthorn Close | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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