Total Crime Rate
1011.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
222.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lime Kiln Way area has the 4th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Abbey , and the 8th highest crime rate of 315 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 Lime Kiln Way (LN2 4US) in the last 12 months was 1011.9 per 1,000 residents and was 255.5% higher than the Abbey average (284.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 163 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 222.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lime Kiln Way (LN2 4US), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ironestone Close, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hillside Avenue (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Lincoln| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greetwell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ironestone Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Roman Pavement | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Proctors Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ironestone Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Tower Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Tower Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillside Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillside Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Greetwell Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greetwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Tower Gardens | Under investigation |
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