Total Crime Rate

185.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 185.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.4 10/10
  • Other crime 12.9 10/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Scott Gardens area has the 28th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Abbey , and the 71st 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 Scott Gardens (LN2 4LX) in the last 12 months was 185.1 per 1,000 residents and was 32.4% lower than the Abbey average (273.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 82.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scott Gardens (LN2 4LX), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 220 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Scott Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Cowper Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Swift Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scott Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

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