Total Crime Rate

128.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 128.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 79.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.4 9/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Macaulay Drive area has the 38th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Abbey , and the 112th highest crime rate of 315 local areas in Lincoln .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Macaulay Drive (LN2 4EL) in the last 12 months was 128.9 per 1,000 residents and was 54.7% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 79.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Macaulay Drive (LN2 4EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cottingham Drive, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kipling Close (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Macaulay Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oval Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kipling Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robert Tressell Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robert Tressell Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Robert Tressell Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ruskin Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B1182
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kipling Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kipling Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kipling Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other theft Cottingham Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kipling Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lamb Gardens
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lamb Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Macaulay Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oval Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oval Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oval Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Browning Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft B1182 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robert Tressell Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barkston Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Barkston Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

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