Total Crime Rate
404.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Foss Bank area has the 11th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Boultham , and the 26th highest crime rate of 316 local areas in Lincoln .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Foss Bank (LN1 1SZ) in the last 12 months was 404.1 per 1,000 residents and was 127.9% higher than the Boultham average (177.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 92 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 566.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 87.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 84.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Foss Bank (LN1 1SZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Foss Street, where police recorded 126 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Picton Street (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Boultham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westbourne Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Foss Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Newland Street West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Foss Street | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Foss Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Foss Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Allison Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Foss Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Foss Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Foss Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Foss Street | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Foss Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Foss Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ruston Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nelson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nelson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beresford Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arthur Taylor Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Arthur Taylor Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Charles Street West | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charles Street West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holmes Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Faith'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Foss Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Foss Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Foss Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodstock Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Picton Street | Under investigation |
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