Total Crime Rate

104.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 104.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 29.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • 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
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

Bailgate area has the 48th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Abbey , and the 136th 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 Bailgate (LN1 3AR) in the last 12 months was 104.2 per 1,000 residents and was 63.4% lower 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 12 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 Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 29.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bailgate (LN1 3AR), the main crime hotspot is near Exchequergate. Police recorded 47 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 Bailgate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westgate —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Reservoir Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Good Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Danesgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Danesgate Under investigation
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 Ernest Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Steep Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Steep Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lillys Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Steep Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Francis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Martin'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Michaelgate —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Williamson Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newport Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Neustadt Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Martin'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Martin'S Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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