Total Crime Rate

413.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

231.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 413.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 231.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 190.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 49.9 10/10
  • Drugs 20.5 10/10
  • Public order 17.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.7 10/10
  • Other crime 8.8 9/10
  • Robbery 8.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
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

Lincoln 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.

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Crime Over Time in Lincoln Gate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Townsend Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bright Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Church Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Walk
Apr 2026Drugs Nursery Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nursery Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nursery Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nursery Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burghley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Townsend Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Townsend Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bright Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Townsend Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bell'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Granville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Green Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bright Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bright Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Geneva Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Bell'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Link Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fitzwilliam Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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