Hykeham Rural vs Hykeham Town

Hykeham Rural has a safety score of 20/100 (High Crime) and recorded 704 crimes in the last 12 months. Hykeham Town has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) with 969 crimes. Hykeham Rural scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Hykeham Rural shows a year-on-year crime trend of +3.7% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Hykeham Town shows +3.9% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Hykeham Rural, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (272 incidents). In Hykeham Town, it is Violent Crime (355 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Hykeham Rural recorded 162 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Hykeham Town recorded 288. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Hykeham Rural totalled 272 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 355 in Hykeham Town. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Hykeham Rural recorded 679 crimes (now 704, a change of +3.7%). Hykeham Town recorded 933 crimes previously (now 969, +3.9%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Hykeham Rural has a resolution rate of 21.1% and Hykeham Town has 24.5%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Hykeham Rural falls within the Lincolnshire Police boundary. Hykeham Town is covered by Lincolnshire Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Hykeham Rural and Hykeham Town. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.