Total Crime Rate

460.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

138.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 460.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 189.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 138.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 110.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.0 10/10
  • Burglary 17.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Other crime 11.3 10/10
  • Robbery 11.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.5 9/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Moorland Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Hartsholme , and the 22nd 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 Moorland Avenue (LN6 7NJ) in the last 12 months was 460.5 per 1,000 residents and was 469.3% higher than the Hartsholme average (80.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 138.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorland Avenue (LN6 7NJ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Moorland Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Moorland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moorland Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Prial Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prial Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Moorland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Moorland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moorland Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moorland Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westwick Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prial Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westwick Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westwick Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Usher Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Usher Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Usher Avenue Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorland Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorland Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Prial Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prial Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moorland Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Moorland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson George Boole Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order George Boole Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Boole Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prial Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorland Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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