Total Crime Rate

6.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 6.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.5 1/10
  • Other theft 1.5 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Beresford Close area has the lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Boultham , and the 4th 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 Beresford Close (LN6 7FN) in the last 12 months was 6.1 per 1,000 residents and was 96.6% lower than the Boultham average (177.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 1.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -90.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beresford Close (LN6 7FN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 121 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Picton Street (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Beresford Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Picton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arthur Taylor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Picton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Picton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Picton Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Picton Street
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ruston Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beresford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Arthur Taylor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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