Total Crime Rate

49.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 49.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Woodfield Avenue area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Birchwood , and the 93rd lowest crime rate of 316 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 Woodfield Avenue (LN6 0LT) in the last 12 months was 49.4 per 1,000 residents and was 53.0% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 27.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodfield Avenue (LN6 0LT), the main crime hotspot is near Epsom Road. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodfield Avenue area

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

Data Sources

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