Total Crime Rate
56.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Whiteside Mews area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Lincoln , and the 122nd highest crime rate of 441 local areas in Breckland .
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 Whiteside Mews (NR20 4FS) in the last 12 months was 56.3 per 1,000 residents and was 109.7% higher than the Lincoln average (26.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 33.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whiteside Mews (NR20 4FS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Town Street, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whiteside Mews (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Lincoln| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moffett Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whiteside Mews | Under investigation |
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