Total Crime Rate
413.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
231.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lincoln Gate area has the 12th highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Central , and the 25th highest crime rate of 627 local areas in Peterborough .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lincoln Gate (PE1 2RD) in the last 12 months was 413.5 per 1,000 residents and was 17.1% higher than the Central average (353.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 79 (≈ 231.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lincoln Gate (PE1 2RD), the main crime hotspot is near Norfolk Street. Police recorded 105 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Norfolk Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Townsend Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bright Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Church Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Nursery Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Nursery Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Nursery Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nursery Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Burghley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Townsend Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Townsend Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bright Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Townsend Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bell'S Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Granville Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Russell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Russell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Russell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Russell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Russell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Green Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bright Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bright Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Green Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Geneva Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bell'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Link Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fitzwilliam Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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