Total Crime Rate

91.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 91.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 39.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.8 5/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Old Pond Close area has the 20th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Birchwood , and the 154th highest crime rate of 315 local areas in Lincoln .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Pond Close (LN6 0LD) in the last 12 months was 91.2 per 1,000 residents and was 9.1% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Pond Close (LN6 0LD), the main crime hotspot is near Fieldfare Close. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Pond Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunfield Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fieldfare Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peartree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tulipwood Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Tulipwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tulipwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sunfield Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Firtree Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elmwood Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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