Total Crime Rate
1067.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Broadgate area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Abbey , and the 6th 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 Broadgate (LN2 5DH) in the last 12 months was 1067.9 per 1,000 residents and was 290.0% higher than the Abbey average (273.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 137 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 81.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -47.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 189 (β 427.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Broadgate (LN2 5DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 334 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (165 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Abbey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Mary'S Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brook Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Rumbold'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Friars Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brook Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brook Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brook Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brook Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brook Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brook Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brook Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Rumbold'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clasketgate | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clasketgate | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Rumbold'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Rumbold'S Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Mary'S Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kesteven Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | B1003 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | B1003 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | B1003 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.