Total Crime Rate

328.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 328.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 209.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 75.6 9/10
  • Public order 43.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Foss Bank area has the 14th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Boultham , and the 34th highest crime rate of 315 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 1TD) in the last 12 months was 328.5 per 1,000 residents and was 98.1% higher than the Boultham average (165.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 72 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 75.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Foss Bank (LN1 1TD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Foss Street, where police recorded 100 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Picton Street (32 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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Depot Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carr Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Allison Place —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Foss Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rudgard Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arthur Taylor Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carholme Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carholme Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Carholme Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carholme Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Picton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Picton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Picton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Picton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carr Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Picton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foss Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Picton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Picton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlesworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlesworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westbourne Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charlesworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charlesworth Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beresford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Depot Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Depot Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Depot Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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