Total Crime Rate

202.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 202.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.1 9/10
  • Public order 10.7 7/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Ropery area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Boultham , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 316 local areas in Lincoln .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Ropery (LN1 1EL) in the last 12 months was 202.5 per 1,000 residents and was 14.2% higher than the Boultham average (177.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 76.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Ropery (LN1 1EL), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 357 crimes here, including 239 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Ropery area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clasketgate
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Exchequergate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Exchequergate Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Exchequergate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Exchequergate Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Corporation Street
Sep 2025Public order Water Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Water Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Water Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Victoria Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Terrace
Sep 2025Drugs Danesgate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mint Lane
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mint Lane
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Mint Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hungate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation

Data Sources

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