Total Crime Rate
314.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cosgrove Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Hartsholme , and the 35th 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 Cosgrove Close (LN6 7NS) in the last 12 months was 314.1 per 1,000 residents and was 296.3% higher than the Hartsholme average (79.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 33 (β 136.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cosgrove Close (LN6 7NS), the main crime hotspot is near Sixfields Close. Police recorded 115 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hartsholme| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sixfields Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sixfields Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sixfields Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sixfields Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sixfields Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sixfields Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shannon Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Cotman Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shannon Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shannon Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sixfields Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sixfields Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kenner Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Walford Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sixfields Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sixfields Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cosgrove Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sixfields Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kilburn Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Webster Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Webster Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Webster Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kilburn Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cosgrove Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kilburn Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ludford Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sixfields Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Sixfields Close | Under investigation |
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