Total Crime Rate

94.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 94.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Bawtry Close area has the 21st highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Birchwood , and the 146th highest crime rate of 316 local areas in Lincoln .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bawtry Close (LN6 0HS) in the last 12 months was 94.9 per 1,000 residents and was 9.6% lower than the Birchwood average (105.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 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 Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 53.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bawtry Close (LN6 0HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Epsom Close, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Snowberry Gardens (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bawtry Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Luton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Halton Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Hurn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prestwick Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hurn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greenock Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mildenhall Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Luton Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cosford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bawtry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Alness Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bawtry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petersfield Close —
Sep 2025Other crime Petersfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Luton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Andover Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Andover Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Marham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Luton Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsdown Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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