Total Crime Rate

1067.9 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1067.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 310.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 276.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 181.0 10/10
  • Public order 92.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 58.8 10/10
  • Other theft 47.5 10/10
  • Drugs 24.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.8 10/10
  • Robbery 15.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 6.8 8/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Silver Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Abbey , and the 6th highest crime rate of 316 local areas in Lincoln .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Silver Street (LN2 1EW) in the last 12 months was 1067.9 per 1,000 residents and was 290.0% higher 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 137 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 81.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -47.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 189 (β‰ˆ 427.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Silver Street (LN2 1EW), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 357 crimes here, including 239 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Silver Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Thorngate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Unity Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broadgate β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clasketgate β€”
Sep 2025Public order Broadgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Broadgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broadgate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broadgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Unity Square β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Friars Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Friars Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Friars Lane β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Friars Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friars Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order B1003 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order B1003 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B1003 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B1003 Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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