Total Crime Rate

351.2 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

157.0 per 1,000 10/10 Β· 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 351.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 157.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 140.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 128.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.7 9/10
  • Public order 20.7 9/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cannon Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Abbey , and the 29th 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 Cannon Street (LN2 5EF) in the last 12 months was 351.2 per 1,000 residents and was 23.4% 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 34 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 Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -15.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (β‰ˆ 157.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cannon Street (LN2 5EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Baggholme Road, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near John Street (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cannon Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baggholme Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Lytton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Claremont Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conningsby Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conningsby Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Hugh Street β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Hugh Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Hugh Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conningsby Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baggholme Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baggholme Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lytton Street β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baggholme Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baggholme Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avondale Street β€”
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Montague Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avondale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avondale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Vine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Claremont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lytton Street β€”
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Claremont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thomas Street β€”
Apr 2026Robbery Eastbourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bentinck Street β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bentinck Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Street β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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