Crime Rates at Whitley Close, Skellingthorpe, Lincoln, LN6 5RY

Whitley Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Bassingham Rural , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 354 local areas in North Kesteven .

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 Whitley Close (LN6 5RY) in the last 12 months was 88.4 per 1,000 residents and was 117.0% higher than the Bassingham Rural average (40.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 14.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitley Close (LN6 5RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jerusalem Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.