Total Crime Rate

132.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 132.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 68.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.7 9/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Swift Gardens area has the 36th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Abbey , and the 109th highest crime rate of 315 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 Swift Gardens (LN2 4ND) in the last 12 months was 132.1 per 1,000 residents and was 53.6% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 68.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swift Gardens (LN2 4ND), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Swift Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frank Wright Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oval Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kipling Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other crime Outer Circle Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sheridan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oval Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oval Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oval Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Macaulay Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Outer Circle Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lamb Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Outer Circle Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Frank Wright Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lamb Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kipling Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kipling Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kipling Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other crime Outer Circle Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Outer Circle Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keats Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Robert Tressell Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robert Tressell Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robert Tressell Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lupin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keats Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robert Tressell Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lupin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kipling Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Outer Circle Green —
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Data Sources

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