Total Crime Rate
6.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kestrel Close area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Birchwood , and the 4th lowest crime rate of 315 local areas in Lincoln .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kestrel Close (LN6 0JN) in the last 12 months was 6.4 per 1,000 residents and was 93.6% lower than the Birchwood average (100.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kestrel Close (LN6 0JN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Meadow Lake Crescent, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Acer Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Lincoln| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadow Lake Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Meadowlake Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Acer Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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