Total Crime Rate

91.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 91.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 55.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Birchwood Avenue area has the 19th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Birchwood , and the 153rd 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 Birchwood Avenue (LN6 0JE) in the last 12 months was 91.3 per 1,000 residents and was 9.0% lower than the Birchwood average (100.4 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 Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -48.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -48.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchwood Avenue (LN6 0JE), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birchwood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Larchwood Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cydonia Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosewood Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Faldingworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fieldfare Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elmwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peartree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Firtree Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tulipwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tulipwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tulipwood Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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