Total Crime Rate

112.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 112.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 46.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.8 2/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Linwood Close area has the 17th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Sleaford Castle , and the 33rd 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 Linwood Close (NG34 8AQ) in the last 12 months was 112.0 per 1,000 residents and was 31.8% lower than the Sleaford Castle average (164.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Linwood Close (NG34 8AQ), the main crime hotspot is near B1518. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Linwood Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B1518 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newfield Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B1518 —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadowfield —
Sep 2025Drugs Lincoln Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Daisyfield Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Parade —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

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