Total Crime Rate

129.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 129.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 43.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Putnam Drive area has the 37th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Abbey , and the 111th 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 Putnam Drive (LN2 4FW) in the last 12 months was 129.0 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 Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 43.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Putnam Drive (LN2 4FW), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 198 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Putnam Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Venables Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ross Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wrightsway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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