Crime Rates at Bernard Street, Lincoln, LN2 5ND

Bernard Street area has the highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Abbey , and the 2nd 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 Bernard Street (LN2 5ND) in the last 12 months was 1665.5 per 1,000 residents and was 485.1% 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 220 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 276 (≈ 971.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 69.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bernard Street (LN2 5ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hospital, where police recorded 247 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Frederick Street (159 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.