Total Crime Rate

232.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

145.6 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 232.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 145.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 111.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.6 9/10
  • Public order 17.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.3 10/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.7 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Westwick Gardens area has the 6th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Hartsholme , and the 46th highest crime rate of 315 local areas in Lincoln .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westwick Gardens (LN6 7RH) in the last 12 months was 232.9 per 1,000 residents and was 187.9% 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 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 85 (≈ 145.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westwick Gardens (LN6 7RH), the main crime hotspot is near Blackbourn Road. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westwick Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rookery Park
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackbourn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westwick Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bell Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bell Grove
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westwick Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prial Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prial Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prial Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Prial Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Prial Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prial Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prial Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blackbourn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blackbourn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackbourn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prial Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Rookery Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rookery Park
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westwick Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westwick Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rookery Park
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westwick Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rookery Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rookery Park Under investigation

Data Sources

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