Total Crime Rate
104.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Northgate area has the 48th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Abbey , and the 136th highest crime rate of 315 local areas in Lincoln .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Northgate (LN2 1QS) in the last 12 months was 104.2 per 1,000 residents and was 63.4% lower than the Abbey average (284.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 29.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Northgate (LN2 1QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Leonard'S Lane, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ernest Terrace (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Lincoln| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lillys Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ernest Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Williamson Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newport Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wainwell Mews | — |
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