Total Crime Rate
689.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lincoln Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Castle , and the 26th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .
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 Lincoln Street (LE2 0JT) in the last 12 months was 689.9 per 1,000 residents and was 37.6% higher than the Castle average (501.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 109 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 5 cases , up 25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 72.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -44.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 174 (≈ 327.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lincoln Street (LE2 0JT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Station Street, where police recorded 121 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Andover Street (64 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Campbell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fox Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Seymour Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Glebe Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Fox Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fox Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fox Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fox Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fox Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fox Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Saxby Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fox Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Fox Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | College Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | College Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sparkenhoe Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sparkenhoe Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lincoln Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seymour Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Saxby Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | College Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lincoln Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lincoln Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lincoln Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lincoln Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Lincoln Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lincoln Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nelson Street | — |
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