Total Crime Rate

82.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.7 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 82.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 38.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.5 10/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Cecil Street area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Abbey , and the 147th lowest crime rate of 315 local areas in Lincoln .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cecil Street (LN1 3AT) in the last 12 months was 82.1 per 1,000 residents and was 71.1% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 38.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cecil Street (LN1 3AT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 98 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Exchequergate (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cecil Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Exchequergate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Gray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exchequergate
Apr 2026Shoplifting Reservoir Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chestnut Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Naam Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Naam Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lillys Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vere Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Francis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ernest Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Good Lane
Apr 2026Public order Exchequergate Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Exchequergate Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Exchequergate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Nicholas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wake Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newport Court
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Union Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wake Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exchequergate
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wake Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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