Total Crime Rate

549.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

171.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 549.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 171.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 164.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 133.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 133.6 10/10
  • Public order 26.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.1 9/10
  • Burglary 15.3 10/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Robbery 7.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Shays Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Hartsholme , and the 16th 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 Shays Drive (LN6 0RY) in the last 12 months was 549.6 per 1,000 residents and was 579.5% higher than the Hartsholme average (80.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 171.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shays Drive (LN6 0RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shays Drive, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carrington Drive (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shays Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carrington Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carrington Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carrington Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order Carrington Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Carrington Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Carrington Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carrington Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carrington Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carrington Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carrington Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carrington Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carrington Drive —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scotton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carrington Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Uffington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Almond Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shays Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shays Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ludford Drive —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shays Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shays Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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