Crime Rates at Heather Gardens, North Hykeham, Lincoln, LN6 8RQ

Heather Gardens area has the 12th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Hykeham Central , and the 59th highest crime rate of 354 local areas in North Kesteven .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heather Gardens (LN6 8RQ) in the last 12 months was 83.8 per 1,000 residents and was 54.0% higher than the Hykeham Central average (54.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heather Gardens (LN6 8RQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Clements Road, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.