Total Crime Rate

72.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 72.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 26.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Sunbeam Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Hykeham Central , and the 76th 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 Sunbeam Avenue (LN6 9SG) in the last 12 months was 72.6 per 1,000 residents and was 33.4% higher than the Hykeham Central average (54.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 158.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sunbeam Avenue (LN6 9SG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Langley Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Sunbeam Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Otho Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spennymoor Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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