Total Crime Rate

164.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 164.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 82.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 68.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vere Street area has the 26th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Abbey , and the 76th highest crime rate of 315 local areas in Lincoln .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vere Street (LN1 3EF) in the last 12 months was 164.9 per 1,000 residents and was 42.1% lower than the Abbey average (284.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 68.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vere Street (LN1 3EF), 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 Vere Street area

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

Data Sources

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