Total Crime Rate

80.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 80.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 55.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lynmouth Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Hykeham Central , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 354 local areas in North Kesteven .

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 Lynmouth Close (LN6 8UJ) in the last 12 months was 80.5 per 1,000 residents and was 47.9% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 55.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lynmouth Close (LN6 8UJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hutson Drive, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alderney Way (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Lynmouth Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lincoln Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hutson Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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