Total Crime Rate

49.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 49.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Chesney Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Abbey , and the 93rd 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 Chesney Road (LN2 4RX) in the last 12 months was 49.4 per 1,000 residents and was 82.0% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 37.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chesney Road (LN2 4RX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bunkers Hill, where police recorded 8 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.

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Crime Over Time in Chesney Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplars Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirkstall Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neile Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Kirkstall Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sympson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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