Total Crime Rate

331.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 331.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 219.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.4 7/10
  • Public order 24.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.9 8/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Howard Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Abbey , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 316 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 Howard Street (LN1 1SB) in the last 12 months was 331.5 per 1,000 residents and was 21.1% higher than the Abbey average (273.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 80 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -24.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 65.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howard Street (LN1 1SB), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Howard Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fleet Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roman Wharf —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roman Wharf —
Sep 2025Other crime Carholme Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Roman Wharf Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Roman Wharf Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodstock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arthur Taylor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carr Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Iris Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Iris Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Iris Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Angelica Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Fleet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Arthur Taylor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadowsweet Close —
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Data Sources

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