Total Crime Rate

705.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 705.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 520.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.6 8/10
  • Public order 32.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.1 9/10
  • Other theft 21.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 18.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Moorland Way area has the highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Moorland , and the 13th highest crime rate of 316 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 Moorland Way (LN6 7JW) in the last 12 months was 705.5 per 1,000 residents and was 401.3% higher than the Moorland average (140.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 143 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -87.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 80.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorland Way (LN6 7JW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 127 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moorland Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Moorland Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Moorland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hadleigh Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Moorland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Moorland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hadleigh Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Moorland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Moorland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Moorland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Moorland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Moorland Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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