Total Crime Rate

143.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 143.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.5 8/10
  • Burglary 18.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 11.4 5/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • 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 35th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Abbey , and the 100th highest crime rate of 316 local areas in Lincoln .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Burton Road (LN1 3LT) in the last 12 months was 143.9 per 1,000 residents and was 47.4% lower than the Abbey average (273.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 53.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burton Road (LN1 3LT), 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 (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arras Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burton Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burton Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burton Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mount Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Olive Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waldeck Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Caenby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waldeck Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Gray Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Marne Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
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 2025Vehicle crime Mons Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westcliffe Street —
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Data Sources

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