Total Crime Rate

100.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.6 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 100.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 29.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Charles Street West area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Boultham , and the 142nd highest crime rate of 315 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 Charles Street West (LN1 1QP) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 39.7% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charles Street West (LN1 1QP), 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 Charles Street West area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westbourne Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Parade —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moor Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charlesworth Street 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Carholme Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carholme Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carholme Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Parade —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carr Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Staunton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Holmes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holmes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Westfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gresham Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arthur Taylor Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Nelson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Nelson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charlesworth Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carr Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colenso Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Depot Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foss Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foss Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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