Total Crime Rate

6.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 6.4 1/10
  • Violent crimes 3.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Kestrel 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.

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Crime Over Time in Kestrel Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Lake Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadowlake Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acer Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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