Crime Rates at Swift Gardens, Lincoln, LN2 4NB

Swift Gardens area has the 24th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Abbey , and the 70th highest crime rate of 315 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 Swift Gardens (LN2 4NB) in the last 12 months was 169.7 per 1,000 residents and was 40.4% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 84.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swift Gardens (LN2 4NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Outer Circle Green, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kipling Close (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.