Total Crime Rate

110.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 110.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 44.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.6 8/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Meadowsweet Close area has the 46th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Abbey , and the 130th highest crime rate of 315 local areas in Lincoln .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meadowsweet Close (LN1 1BB) in the last 12 months was 110.0 per 1,000 residents and was 61.4% lower than the Abbey average (284.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 44.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadowsweet Close (LN1 1BB), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meadowsweet Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowsweet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hewson Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Meadowsweet Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drake Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drake Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drake Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drake Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Severn Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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