Crime Rates at Sanders Close, Lincoln, LN1 3QU

Sanders Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Castle , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 315 local areas in Lincoln .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sanders Close (LN1 3QU) in the last 12 months was 241.7 per 1,000 residents and was 77.1% higher than the Castle average (136.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 80.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.0% 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 89 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clarendon Gardens (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.