Total Crime Rate

1047.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 1047.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 489.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 166.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 145.4 10/10
  • Public order 83.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 47.5 10/10
  • Burglary 35.6 10/10
  • Other theft 26.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.9 10/10
  • Robbery 11.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Outer Circle Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Abbey , and the 8th highest crime rate of 316 local areas in Lincoln .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Outer Circle Road (LN2 4HZ) in the last 12 months was 1047.5 per 1,000 residents and was 282.5% higher than the Abbey average (273.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 165 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -55.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 81 (≈ 240.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Outer Circle Road (LN2 4HZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tower Avenue, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Allenby Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Outer Circle Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roman Pavement —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tower Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tower Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tower Gardens —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tower Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tower Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tower Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tower Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tower Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wrightsway Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cardinal Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roman Pavement Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Liberty —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allenby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allenby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allenby Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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