Total Crime Rate
12.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hawthorn Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Abbey , and the 14th lowest crime rate of 316 local areas in Lincoln .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hawthorn Road (LN2 4QX) in the last 12 months was 12.4 per 1,000 residents and was 95.5% lower than the Abbey average (273.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hawthorn Road (LN2 4QX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitefriars Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sympson Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Abbey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Blackfriars Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stocking Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirkstall Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sympson Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bobbin Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hawthorn Chase | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stocking Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kirkstall Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackfriars Court | — |
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