Total Crime Rate
14.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Swallow Gardens area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Moorland , and the 18th lowest crime rate of 316 local areas in Lincoln .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Swallow Gardens (LN6 7BF) in the last 12 months was 14.1 per 1,000 residents and was 90.0% lower than the Moorland average (140.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -87.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Swallow Gardens (LN6 7BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hadleigh Drive, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Swallowbeck Court (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Moorland| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hadleigh Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Clarke Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hadleigh Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A1192 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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