Total Crime Rate

377.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

151.9 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 377.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 151.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 148.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.4 10/10
  • Public order 40.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 22.2 7/10
  • Other crime 14.8 10/10
  • Other theft 14.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Castle Hill area has the 10th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Abbey , and the 28th 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 Castle Hill (LN1 3AA) in the last 12 months was 377.8 per 1,000 residents and was 32.7% higher than the Abbey average (284.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 151.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Hill (LN1 3AA), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 238 crimes here, including 152 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newport Court —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Danesgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Danesgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Corporation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Corporation Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Corporation Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Corporation Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Reservoir Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clasketgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Chestnut Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Exchequergate Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Exchequergate Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Exchequergate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Exchequergate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exchequergate —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exchequergate —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Steep Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Grantham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clasketgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Steep Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
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Data Sources

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