Total Crime Rate
129.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
43.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Greetwell Road area has the 37th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Abbey , and the 111th highest crime rate of 315 local areas in Lincoln .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Greetwell Road (LN3 4NH) in the last 12 months was 129.0 per 1,000 residents and was 54.7% lower than the Abbey average (284.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 43.0 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 Greetwell Road (LN3 4NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tower Avenue, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Allenby Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Lincoln| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Tower Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Tower Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Tower Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wrightsway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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