Total Crime Rate

165.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 165.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle 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

Wavell Drive area has the 31st highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Abbey , and the 85th highest crime rate of 316 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 Wavell Drive (LN3 4PL) in the last 12 months was 165.1 per 1,000 residents and was 39.7% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 78.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wavell Drive (LN3 4PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crofton Close, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crofton Road (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wavell Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greetwell Road —
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Data Sources

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