Total Crime Rate

35.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 35.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 16.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Newport area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Abbey , and the 69th lowest crime rate of 315 local areas in Lincoln .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newport (LN1 3DP) in the last 12 months was 35.5 per 1,000 residents and was 87.5% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 16.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newport (LN1 3DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wake Street, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ernest Terrace (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Newport area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wake Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Williamson Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wake Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wake Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lillys Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ernest Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wake Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Nicholas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newport Court
Apr 2026Burglary Francis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Good Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vere Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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