Total Crime Rate

80.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 80.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 25.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 12.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Gresham Street area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Boultham , and the 143rd lowest crime rate of 315 local areas in Lincoln .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gresham Street (LN1 1QA) in the last 12 months was 80.9 per 1,000 residents and was 51.2% lower than the Boultham average (165.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gresham Street (LN1 1QA), the main crime hotspot is near Foss Street. Police recorded 100 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gresham Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Albert Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gresham Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holmes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carholme Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carr Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carr Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foss Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foss Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Foss Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charlesworth Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charlesworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Carholme Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlesworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlesworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moor Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colenso Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rudgard Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Staunton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Westfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Nelson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Holmes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carholme Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Allison Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ely Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ely Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ely Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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