Total Crime Rate

74.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 74.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 13.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.5 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Buttercup Way area has the 17th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Hykeham Central , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 351 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 Buttercup Way (LN6 9FX) in the last 12 months was 74.3 per 1,000 residents and was 31.9% higher than the Hykeham Central average (56.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 38.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 111.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buttercup Way (LN6 9FX), the main crime hotspot is near Affords Way. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Buttercup Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nero Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nero Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hadrians Walk —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Drove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Drove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grandfield Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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