Total Crime Rate

157.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 157.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 78.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.7 9/10
  • Other crime 15.7 10/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Burton Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Abbey , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 315 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 Burton Road (LN1 3LL) in the last 12 months was 157.1 per 1,000 residents and was 44.8% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 78.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burton Road (LN1 3LL), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Burton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Naam Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wake Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Carlton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wake Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wake Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wake Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Reservoir Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Gray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Naam Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Union Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belle Vue Terrace —
Apr 2026Other theft Chestnut Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Willis Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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