Crime Rates at Gray Street, Lincoln, LN1 3HL

Gray Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Abbey , and the 19th highest crime rate of 315 local areas in Lincoln .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gray Street (LN1 3HL) in the last 12 months was 532.8 per 1,000 residents and was 87.2% higher than the Abbey average (284.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 77 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 91.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gray Street (LN1 3HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 98 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carlton Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.