Total Crime Rate

119.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 119.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 58.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.0 9/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Other crime 3.2 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
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

St Nicholas Street area has the 41st highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Abbey , and the 119th highest crime rate of 315 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 St Nicholas Street (LN1 3EQ) in the last 12 months was 119.4 per 1,000 residents and was 58.1% lower than the Abbey average (284.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 58.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Nicholas Street (LN1 3EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 98 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 St Nicholas Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westgate —
Apr 2026Other theft Chestnut Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newport Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Carlton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wake Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Reservoir Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Naam Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Naam Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Williamson Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lillys Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ernest Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Gray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Good Lane —
Apr 2026Burglary Francis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vere Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Nicholas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wake Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wake Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wake Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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