Total Crime Rate

18.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 18.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vespasian Way area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Hykeham Central , and the 80th lowest crime rate of 351 local areas in North Kesteven .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vespasian Way (LN6 9ZB) in the last 12 months was 18.6 per 1,000 residents and was 67.0% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 4.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vespasian Way (LN6 9ZB), 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 Vespasian Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Nene Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Severus Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nene Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunbeam Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lakeview Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Haze Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tacitus Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nene Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nene Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Minerva Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grassmoor Close Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spennymoor Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Romulus Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Romulus Way —

Data Sources

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