Total Crime Rate

49.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 49.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Newport area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Abbey , and the 95th lowest crime rate of 316 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 3DS) in the last 12 months was 49.7 per 1,000 residents and was 81.9% lower than the Abbey average (273.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 14.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newport (LN1 3DS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newport area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newport Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anderson Lane
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ernest Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order B1273 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hereward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B1273 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wake Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anderson Lane
Sep 2025Burglary Kenneth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Good Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Good Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B1273 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area

Data Sources

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