Total Crime Rate

57.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

45.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

Nov 2024 - Oct 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 57.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 45.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Queensway area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Abbey , and the 112th lowest crime rate of 316 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 Queensway (LN2 4AJ) in the last 12 months was 57.9 per 1,000 residents and was 79.2% lower than the Abbey average (277.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queensway (LN2 4AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ancaster Avenue, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Annes Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Queensway area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Criminal damage and arson St Giles Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Vehicle crime St Annes Close Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Curle Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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