Total Crime Rate

91.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 91.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 21.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 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
  • Public order 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

Valerian Place area has the 11th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Hykeham Central , and the 48th highest crime rate of 351 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 Valerian Place (LN6 9YW) in the last 12 months was 91.9 per 1,000 residents and was 63.1% higher than the Hykeham Central average (56.3 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valerian Place (LN6 9YW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spennymoor Close, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Severus Crescent (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Valerian Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Severus Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tacitus Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spennymoor Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Titus Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Capito Drive —
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Data Sources

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