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

Wesleyan Court 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 Wesleyan Court (LN2 5DB) 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 Wesleyan Court (LN2 5DB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 146 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wesleyan Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baggholme Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Broadgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Broadgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Broadgate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Broadgate Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Broadgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Broadgate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadgate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Abbey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baggholme Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conningsby Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cathedral Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conningsby Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conningsby Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cathedral Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Swithins Square
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baggholme Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baggholme Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baggholme Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorngate
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Thorngate Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Thorngate Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Brook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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