Total Crime Rate
84.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Orchard Street area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Boultham , and the 151st lowest crime rate of 316 local areas in Lincoln .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Orchard Street (LN1 1YZ) in the last 12 months was 84.1 per 1,000 residents and was 52.6% lower than the Boultham average (177.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (β 28.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Orchard Street (LN1 1YZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 167 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (74 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 | Brayford Wharf North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Wigford Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mint Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mint Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Victoria Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wigford Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wigford Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wigford Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Mint Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wigford Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lucy Tower Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brayford Wharf North | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Water Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Water Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Water Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Garmston Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hungate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brayford Wharf North | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brayford Wharf North | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
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