Total Crime Rate

432.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

232.8 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 432.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 232.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 200.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 119.4 10/10
  • Public order 26.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.9 10/10
  • Drugs 20.9 10/10
  • Other theft 20.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 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

Cathedral Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Abbey , and the 24th highest crime rate of 315 local areas in Lincoln .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cathedral Street (LN2 5HH) in the last 12 months was 432.8 per 1,000 residents and was 52.1% higher than the Abbey average (284.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 78 (≈ 232.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cathedral Street (LN2 5HH), the main crime hotspot is near Brook Street. Police recorded 95 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cathedral Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Rumbold'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Rumbold'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Rosemary Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadgate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Broadgate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Broadgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Broadgate Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Broadgate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Broadgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Broadgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Broadgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broadgate
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorngate
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Vine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Montague Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Friars Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Friars Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Unity Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Unity Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Hugh Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Hugh Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Hugh Street
Apr 2026Public order Abbey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cathedral Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorngate
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorngate

Data Sources

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