Total Crime Rate

129.0 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 129.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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 40th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Abbey , and the 114th highest crime rate of 316 local areas in Lincoln .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newport (LN1 3EE) in the last 12 months was 129.0 per 1,000 residents and was 52.9% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newport (LN1 3EE), the main crime hotspot is near Anderson Lane. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 18 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 2025Bicycle theft Newport Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wake Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saxon Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hereward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Ernest Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anderson Lane
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anderson Lane
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saxon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Good Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Good Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Kenneth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newport Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B1273 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B1273 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order B1273 Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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