Total Crime Rate

55.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 55.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 15.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lancaster Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Dunholme and Welton , and the 143rd highest crime rate of 307 local areas in West Lindsey .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lancaster Road (LN8 6HD) in the last 12 months was 55.0 per 1,000 residents and was 26.7% higher than the Dunholme and Welton average (43.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lancaster Road (LN8 6HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Salisbury Avenue, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cambridge Crescent (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Lancaster Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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