Crime Rates at Pottergate Close, Waddington, Lincoln, LN5 9LY

Pottergate Close area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Bracebridge Heath , and the 76th lowest crime rate of 354 local areas in North Kesteven .

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 Pottergate Close (LN5 9LY) in the last 12 months was 19.8 per 1,000 residents and was 57.0% lower than the Bracebridge Heath average (46.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 11.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 209.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pottergate Close (LN5 9LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Trenchard Square, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gambles Way (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.