Crime Rate in Abbey, ward

Abbey has the highest crime rate of 11 wards in Lincoln district and the 143rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 10th highest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Abbey in the last 12 months was 273.8 per 1,000 residents and was 71.7% higher than the Lincoln district average (159.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Abbey’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 996 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 8 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 18.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -37.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,286 (≈ 111.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Abbey ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 621 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Frederick Street (162 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.