Total Crime Rate

11.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 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 11.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.8 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ploughmans Lane area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Abbey , and the 13th lowest crime rate of 316 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 Ploughmans Lane (LN2 4FY) in the last 12 months was 11.3 per 1,000 residents and was 95.9% lower than the Abbey average (273.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ploughmans Lane (LN2 4FY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitefriars Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gabriel Crescent (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ploughmans Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blackfriars Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Reedbush Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bobbin Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hawthorn Chase Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stocking Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stocking Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackfriars Court —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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