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 Street 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 Street (LN1 1TQ) 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 Street (LN1 1TQ), 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 Foss Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newland Street West —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charles Street West —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft North Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashlin Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Foss Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Foss Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Foss Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Foss Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Foss Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Foss Street Under investigation
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 Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Foss Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Newland Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order St Faith'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Foss Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Avenue —
Sep 2025Drugs The Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Depot Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holmes Road —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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