Total Crime Rate

482.5 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 482.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 179.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 160.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.5 10/10
  • Public order 28.5 10/10
  • Other theft 26.3 10/10
  • Other crime 21.9 10/10
  • Burglary 13.2 9/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Croft Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Abbey , and the 18th highest crime rate of 316 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 Croft Street (LN2 5AX) in the last 12 months was 482.5 per 1,000 residents and was 76.2% higher 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 82 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 54.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 87 (β‰ˆ 190.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Croft Street (LN2 5AX), the main crime hotspot is near Brook Street. Police recorded 99 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Croft Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Croft Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Rumbold'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baggholme Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baggholme Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Rumbold'S Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Rumbold'S Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Rumbold'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft St Rumbold'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croft Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baggholme Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Hugh Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Hugh Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Hugh Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Hugh Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brook Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brook Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baggholme Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baggholme Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Brook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avondale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avondale Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Avondale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Avondale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avondale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avondale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avondale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avondale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baggholme Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baggholme Road β€”

Data Sources

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