Total Crime Rate

463.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

411.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 463.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 411.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 343.6 10/10
  • Public order 67.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.3 6/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Long Leys Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Abbey , and the 21st highest crime rate of 315 local areas in Lincoln .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Long Leys Road (LN1 1EW) in the last 12 months was 463.2 per 1,000 residents and was 62.7% higher 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 112 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 134 (≈ 411.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Long Leys Road (LN1 1EW), the main crime hotspot is near Benbow Way. Police recorded 128 crimes here, including 115 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Long Leys Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granely Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benbow Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Benbow Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Benbow Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Benbow Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Benbow Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Benbow Way —
Apr 2026Burglary Garden Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fulmen Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benbow Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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