Total Crime Rate

309.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

119.8 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 309.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 119.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 95.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.2 10/10
  • Public order 16.5 9/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Other crime 12.4 10/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Walford Drive area has the 5th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Hartsholme , and the 36th 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 Walford Drive (LN6 7NP) in the last 12 months was 309.9 per 1,000 residents and was 283.2% higher than the Hartsholme average (80.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 119.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walford Drive (LN6 7NP), the main crime hotspot is near Sixfields Close. Police recorded 128 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Walford Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moorland Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sixfields Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moorland Avenue
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moorland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Moorland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Moorland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moorland Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorland Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorland Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorland Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Constable Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shannon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sixfields Close
Apr 2026Burglary Reynolds Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Sixfields Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sixfields Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Sixfields Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Sixfields Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sixfields Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Sansford Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Moorland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moorland Avenue
Apr 2026Shoplifting Moorland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kilburn Crescent

Data Sources

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