Total Crime Rate
147.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hykeham Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Moorland , and the 96th 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 Hykeham Road (LN6 8AA) in the last 12 months was 147.4 per 1,000 residents and was 4.7% higher than the Moorland average (140.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 72.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hykeham Road (LN6 8AA), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Moorland| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapter Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lansdowne Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdowne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
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