Total Crime Rate

67.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.8 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 67.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 26.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 7/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lynncroft area has the 5th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Brinsley , and the 136th highest crime rate of 367 local areas in Broxtowe .

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 Lynncroft (NG16 3FE) in the last 12 months was 67.0 per 1,000 residents and was 79.6% higher than the Brinsley average (37.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lynncroft (NG16 3FE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stones Close, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cross Street (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Lynncroft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stones Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stones Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stones Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stones Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Stones Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barber Street —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hilltop Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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