Total Crime Rate

742.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 742.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 428.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 126.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.9 10/10
  • Public order 21.8 9/10
  • Burglary 13.1 9/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.7 9/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • 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

Burton Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Abbey , and the 12th highest crime rate of 316 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 Burton Road (LN1 3JZ) in the last 12 months was 742.4 per 1,000 residents and was 171.1% higher than the Abbey average (273.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 98 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 157.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 171.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burton Road (LN1 3JZ), 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 Burton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waldeck Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waldeck Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Castle Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Gray Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Olive Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mount Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Naam Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hereward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saxon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saxon Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Naam Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wake Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Yarborough Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burton Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burton Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burton Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

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