Total Crime Rate
250.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Steep Hill area has the 16th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Abbey , and the 42nd 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 Steep Hill (LN2 1LU) in the last 12 months was 250.0 per 1,000 residents and was 8.7% lower than the Abbey average (273.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 43 (β 114.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Steep Hill (LN2 1LU), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 255 crimes here, including 165 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Abbey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Corporation Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Exchequergate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | James Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Corporation Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Newport Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Exchequergate | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Exchequergate | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Neustadt Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Exchequergate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Castle Hill | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Greestone Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Corporation Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Corporation Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | West Bight | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clasketgate | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clasketgate | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Garmston Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hungate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Castle Hill | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Danesgate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Strait | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Exchequergate | Awaiting court outcome |
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