Total Crime Rate

100.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 100.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 23.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.1 7/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Chapel Lane area has the 48th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Abbey , and the 139th highest crime rate of 316 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 Chapel Lane (LN1 3AZ) in the last 12 months was 100.5 per 1,000 residents and was 63.3% lower than the Abbey average (273.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 47.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 156.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel Lane (LN1 3AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Exchequergate, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Castle Lane (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chapel Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Castle Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Hill —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Exchequergate —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Good Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Good Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Exchequergate —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newport Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Exchequergate Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saxon Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saxon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hereward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Naam Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Hill —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wake Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Exchequergate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Exchequergate Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Newport Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Bight Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Exchequergate Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ernest Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Exchequergate Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime James Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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