Total Crime Rate

86.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 86.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Public order 8.3 6/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Williamson Street area has the 51st lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Abbey , and the 156th lowest crime rate of 316 local areas in Lincoln .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Williamson Street (LN1 3EP) in the last 12 months was 86.8 per 1,000 residents and was 68.3% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 57.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Williamson Street (LN1 3EP), 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 Williamson Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anderson Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newport Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anderson Lane —
Sep 2025Other crime James Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Good Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Good Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Newport Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Ernest Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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