Total Crime Rate
82.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Meadowsweet Close area has the 48th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Abbey , and the 150th lowest crime rate of 316 local areas in Lincoln .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Meadowsweet Close (LN1 1BB) in the last 12 months was 82.5 per 1,000 residents and was 69.9% lower than the Abbey average (273.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -55.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Meadowsweet Close (LN1 1BB), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 101 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Abbey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Meadowsweet Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Norfolk Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Angelica Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Iris Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Roman Wharf | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Roman Wharf | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Roman Wharf | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Roman Wharf | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Iris Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Milfoil Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Iris Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fleet Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fleet Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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