Total Crime Rate

125.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 125.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.0 7/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Charles Street West area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Boultham , and the 118th 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 Charles Street West (LN1 1QP) in the last 12 months was 125.9 per 1,000 residents and was 29.0% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 48.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodstock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Foss Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashlin Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newland Street West
Sep 2025Burglary Newland Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order St Faith'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Foss Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Foss Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Foss Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Foss Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Foss Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Foss Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Foss Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Foss Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Other theft North Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charles Street West
Sep 2025Shoplifting Foss Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queen'S Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allison Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Arthur Taylor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arthur Taylor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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