Total Crime Rate

471.6 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 471.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 182.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 176.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.9 10/10
  • Public order 29.9 10/10
  • Drugs 14.9 9/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Robbery 9.0 9/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cathedral Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Abbey , and the 20th highest crime rate of 316 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 Cathedral Street (LN2 5HH) in the last 12 months was 471.6 per 1,000 residents and was 72.2% higher than the Abbey average (273.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 75 (β‰ˆ 223.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cathedral Street (LN2 5HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 101 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brook Street (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cathedral Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Friars Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Croft Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Exchequergate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Exchequergate Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Danesgate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Greestone Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Hugh Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Hugh Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Priorygate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Hugh Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croft Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Croft Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Exchequergate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clasketgate β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clasketgate β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Rumbold'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Rumbold'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Rumbold'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Rumbold'S Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Rumbold'S Street β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Thorngate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorngate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Exchequergate Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Hugh Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Exchequergate Under investigation

Data Sources

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