Total Crime Rate
115.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mallard Close area has the 17th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Birchwood , and the 127th highest crime rate of 316 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 Mallard Close (LN6 0RQ) in the last 12 months was 115.2 per 1,000 residents and was 9.6% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 36.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mallard Close (LN6 0RQ), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birchwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Sampson Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadow Lake Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingfisher Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Meadow Lake Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sampson Close | — |
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