Total Crime Rate

162.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 162.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 52.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Crofton Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Abbey , and the 77th 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 Crofton Road (LN3 4NL) in the last 12 months was 162.8 per 1,000 residents and was 42.8% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 52.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crofton Road (LN3 4NL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Allenby Close, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sherbrooke Street (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Crofton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wavell Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allenby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tower Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tower Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Tower Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sherbrooke Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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