Total Crime Rate

50.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 50.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 35.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Sewell Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Abbey , and the 98th lowest crime rate of 315 local areas in Lincoln .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sewell Road (LN2 5RY) in the last 12 months was 50.4 per 1,000 residents and was 82.3% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -23.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 35.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sewell Road (LN2 5RY), the main crime hotspot is near Eastbourne Street. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sewell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wainwell Mews —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Vine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Eastbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Eastbourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sewell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B1308 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Anne'S Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avondale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avondale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avondale Street —
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Data Sources

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