Total Crime Rate

189.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 189.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 77.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 29.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.8 9/10
  • Robbery 11.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.9 9/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 6th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Birchwood , and the 66th highest crime rate of 316 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 Woodfield Avenue (LN6 0PX) in the last 12 months was 189.9 per 1,000 residents and was 80.8% higher than the Birchwood average (105.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 50.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodfield Avenue (LN6 0PX), the main crime hotspot is near Bawtry Close. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 9 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bawtry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsdown Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Alness Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petersfield Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rockingham Close —
Sep 2025Other crime Petersfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bawtry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greenock Way —
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Data Sources

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