Total Crime Rate
65.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bedford Street area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Boultham , and the 124th lowest crime rate of 315 local areas in Lincoln .
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 Bedford Street (LN1 1NA) in the last 12 months was 65.3 per 1,000 residents and was 60.6% lower than the Boultham average (165.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bedford Street (LN1 1NA), the main crime hotspot is near Moor Street. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Lincoln| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ely Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Moor Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blenheim Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlesworth Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Carholme Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Allison Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Staunton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Westfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gresham Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Moor Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Drake Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moor Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Carholme Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Nelson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Nelson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Colenso Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carholme Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Albert Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Carholme Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlesworth Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Drake Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Carr Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Drake Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Charlesworth Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ely Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ely Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carr Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Charlesworth Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Drake Street | — |
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