Total Crime Rate

141.1 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 141.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Melbourne Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Birchwood , and the 102nd 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 Melbourne Road (LN6 3QF) in the last 12 months was 141.1 per 1,000 residents and was 34.3% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 37.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melbourne Road (LN6 3QF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Police Station, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fieldfare Close (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Melbourne Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fieldfare Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Larchwood Crescent —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rockingham Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Claires Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fieldfare Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oakwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Faldingworth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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