Total Crime Rate
1826.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lincoln Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 171 local areas in Central , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 631 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 Road (PE1 2RP) in the last 12 months was 1826.4 per 1,000 residents and was 417.1% higher than the Central average (353.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 369 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 14 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 520 (≈ 1037.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lincoln Road (PE1 2RP), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 901 crimes here, including 434 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fitzwilliam Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Westgate | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cowgate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cowgate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cowgate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cowgate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cowgate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cowgate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cowgate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cowgate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westgate | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westgate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cowgate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westgate | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cowgate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cowgate | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Cowgate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cowgate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cowgate | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Manor House Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Manor House Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Manor House Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Manor House Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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