Total Crime Rate

404.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 404.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 267.4 10/10
  • Public order 58.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.1 6/10
  • Other theft 14.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Foss 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.

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Crime Over Time in Foss Bank area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Foss Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Newland Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Allison Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Foss Street Under investigation
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 2025Vehicle crime Foss Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Foss Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ruston Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beresford Close 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 Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charles Street West
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holmes Road
Sep 2025Public order St Faith'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Foss Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Foss Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Foss Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodstock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Picton Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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