Total Crime Rate

149.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 149.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 36.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 25.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 20.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.6 5/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Cotman Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Hartsholme , and the 97th highest crime rate of 315 local areas in Lincoln .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cotman Road (LN6 7NU) in the last 12 months was 149.5 per 1,000 residents and was 84.8% higher than the Hartsholme average (80.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 25.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cotman Road (LN6 7NU), 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 Cotman Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moorland Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Boole Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sixfields Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Moorland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lawrence Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kenner Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kenner Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kenner Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Reynolds Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson George Boole Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order George Boole Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sansford Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Sixfields Close 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 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 2026Robbery Sixfields Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Moorland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sixfields Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Moorland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kilburn Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sixfields Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Sixfields Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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