Total Crime Rate
184.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sanders Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Castle , and the 72nd 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 Sanders Close (LN1 3QU) in the last 12 months was 184.8 per 1,000 residents and was 26.3% higher than the Castle average (146.4 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 Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 71.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sanders Close (LN1 3QU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clarendon Gardens (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Clarendon Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nene Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Nene Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bain Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sanders Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Sanders Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sanders Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Riverton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Riverton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Clarendon Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nene Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Clarendon Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Clarendon Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarendon Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Retief Close | Awaiting court outcome |
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