Total Crime Rate

33.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 33.2 3/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 4.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Shawbury Close area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Birchwood , and the 64th lowest crime rate of 315 local areas in Lincoln .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shawbury Close (LN6 3RF) in the last 12 months was 33.2 per 1,000 residents and was 66.9% lower than the Birchwood average (100.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shawbury Close (LN6 3RF), the main crime hotspot is near Woodvale Close. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shawbury Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brigg Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rockingham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rockingham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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