Total Crime Rate

80.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 80.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 9.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • 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
  • 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

Gresham Street area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Boultham , and the 147th lowest crime rate of 316 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 54.4% lower than the Boultham average (177.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gresham Street (LN1 1QA), the main crime hotspot is near Foss Street. Police recorded 126 crimes here, including 27 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashlin Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Foss Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Roman Wharf Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Roman Wharf Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arthur Taylor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Arthur Taylor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodstock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Carholme Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Foss Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carr Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Depot Street
Sep 2025Other theft Depot Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Depot Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Foss Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Foss Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Foss Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roman Wharf
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holmes Road
Sep 2025Shoplifting Foss Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Foss Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Foss Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Foss Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Foss Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting Foss Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Foss Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Foss Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Foss Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Foss Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allison Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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