Total Crime Rate
134.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cowper Drive area has the 38th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Abbey , and the 110th highest 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 Cowper Drive (LN2 4NN) in the last 12 months was 134.4 per 1,000 residents and was 50.9% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 54.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cowper Drive (LN2 4NN), the main crime hotspot is near Kipling Close. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Abbey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Kipling Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Outer Circle Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sheridan Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheridan Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheridan Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Robert Tressell Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Robert Tressell Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chaucer Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Outer Circle Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Outer Circle Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frank Wright Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Robert Tressell Walk | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Swift Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frank Wright Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Frank Wright Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Frank Wright Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Scott Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Scott Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Coleridge Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Cowper Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coleridge Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sheridan Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chaucer Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Keats Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Keats Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burns Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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