Total Crime Rate

193.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 193.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.7 9/10
  • Other theft 16.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Saxon Villas area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Abbey , and the 64th highest crime rate of 316 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 Saxon Villas (LN1 3EN) in the last 12 months was 193.6 per 1,000 residents and was 29.3% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 103.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 107.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saxon Villas (LN1 3EN), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 134 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Saxon Villas area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newport Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anderson Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Naam Place —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Newport Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Olive Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Bight Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wake Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anderson Lane —
Sep 2025Public order Ernest Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Good Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Gray Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Good Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Kenneth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Naam Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saxon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saxon Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hereward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Castle Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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