Total Crime Rate

84.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 84.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 46.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Vespasian Way area has the 11th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Hykeham Central , and the 58th highest crime rate of 354 local areas in North Kesteven .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vespasian Way (LN6 9ZZ) in the last 12 months was 84.6 per 1,000 residents and was 55.5% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vespasian Way (LN6 9ZZ), the main crime hotspot is near Lysterfield Court. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Vespasian Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Magnus Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Romulus Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Romulus Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Minerva Way —
Apr 2026Burglary Otho Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taurus Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Quintus Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spennymoor Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lysterfield Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lysterfield Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lysterfield Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tiber Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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