Total Crime Rate

24.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 24.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 3.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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 16th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Abbey , and the 44th lowest crime rate of 315 local areas in Lincoln .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Burton Road (LN1 3LN) in the last 12 months was 24.9 per 1,000 residents and was 91.2% lower than the Abbey average (284.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burton Road (LN1 3LN), 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 (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Chestnut Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wake Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Willis Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station 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 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wake Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Carlton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wake Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wake Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Reservoir Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belle Vue Terrace —
Apr 2026Drugs Gray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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