Total Crime Rate

273.1 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 273.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 23.1 7/10
  • Public order 19.2 9/10
  • Other theft 15.4 9/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Sheridan 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.

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Crime Over Time in Sheridan Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheridan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Robert Tressell Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keats Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Keats Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheridan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robert Tressell Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coleridge Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frank Wright Court —
Sep 2025Burglary Frank Wright Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frank Wright Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frank Wright Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodrush Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Cowper Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robert Tressell Walk Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Sheridan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sheridan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Swift Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Blackthorn Close Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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