Total Crime Rate

250.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 250.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.5 10/10
  • Public order 18.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Pottergate 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 Pottergate (LN2 1PH) 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 area’s 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 (≈ 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 Pottergate (LN2 1PH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pottergate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Friars Lane —
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Hugh Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Priorygate Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Leonard'S Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Greestone Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Friars Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Friars Lane —
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Hugh Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Friars Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Hugh Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friars Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Leonard'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Hugh Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Danesgate Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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