Total Crime Rate

195.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 195.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 78.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.4 9/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Welbeck Street area has the 20th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Abbey , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 315 local areas in Lincoln .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Welbeck Street (LN2 5DL) in the last 12 months was 195.5 per 1,000 residents and was 31.3% lower 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 78.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Welbeck Street (LN2 5DL), the main crime hotspot is near Eastbourne Street. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Welbeck Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Claremont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stamp End —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spa Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thomas Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belmont Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Claremont Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welbeck Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Welbeck Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Lytton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avondale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lytton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lytton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avondale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monks Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Claremont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tempest Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tempest Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Eastbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Eastbourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bentinck Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avondale Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bentinck Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cromwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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