Total Crime Rate

114.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 114.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 60.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.6 9/10
  • Drugs 12.7 9/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nettleham Road area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Abbey , and the 123rd highest crime rate of 315 local areas in Lincoln .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nettleham Road (LN2 4DG) in the last 12 months was 114.3 per 1,000 residents and was 59.8% lower than the Abbey average (284.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 60.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nettleham Road (LN2 4DG), the main crime hotspot is near Cottingham Drive. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nettleham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ruskin Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dryden Avenue —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Barkston Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cabourne Court —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft B1182 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Langton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Langton Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Browning Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oval Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B1182 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oval Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oval Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gayton Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oval Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barkston Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Byron Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Boole Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cottingham Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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