Total Crime Rate

504.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

193.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 504.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 208.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 193.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 153.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.9 10/10
  • Public order 32.9 10/10
  • Drugs 17.5 10/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Other crime 8.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rosemary Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Abbey , and the 20th 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 Rosemary Lane (LN2 5AT) in the last 12 months was 504.4 per 1,000 residents and was 77.2% higher than the Abbey average (284.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 95 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 88 (≈ 193.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rosemary Lane (LN2 5AT), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 101 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rosemary Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/82)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baggholme Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Hugh Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Swithins Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Swithins Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Swithins Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Swithins Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conningsby Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conningsby Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conningsby Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Hugh Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Hugh Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Swithins Square —
Apr 2026Drugs Croft Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorngate —
Apr 2026Drugs Rosemary Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Danesgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Danesgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Unity Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Brook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Swithins Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Swithins Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Abbey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cathedral Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cathedral Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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