Total Crime Rate

1011.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

222.6 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 1011.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 483.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 222.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 157.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.8 10/10
  • Public order 92.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 47.5 10/10
  • Burglary 38.6 10/10
  • Robbery 23.7 10/10
  • Other crime 17.8 10/10
  • Other theft 17.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.9 9/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Tower Crescent area has the 4th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Abbey , and the 8th 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 Tower Crescent (LN2 5QF) in the last 12 months was 1011.9 per 1,000 residents and was 255.5% higher than the Abbey average (284.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 163 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 222.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tower Crescent (LN2 5QF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Allenby Close, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hillside Avenue (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Tower Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allenby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sherbrooke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roman Pavement
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tower Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tower Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Tower Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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