Total Crime Rate
143.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
49.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026De Wint Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Moorland , and the 103rd 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 De Wint Avenue (LN6 7DU) in the last 12 months was 143.2 per 1,000 residents and was 3.0% higher than the Moorland average (139.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 49.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around De Wint Avenue (LN6 7DU), the main crime hotspot is near Moorland Avenue. Police recorded 111 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Lincoln| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kenner Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorland Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Moorland Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Moorland Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Moorland Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Romney Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Romney Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Cottage Paddock | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Moorland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kenner Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kenner Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sansford Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Constable Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Moorland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorland Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | De Wint Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shannon Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Moorland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Moorland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | De Wint Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Moorland Avenue | Under investigation |
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