Total Crime Rate
328.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
95.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026High Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Boultham , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 315 local areas in Lincoln .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (LN5 7AP) in the last 12 months was 328.7 per 1,000 residents and was 98.3% higher than the Boultham average (165.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 168 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 152 (β 95.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (LN5 7AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 375 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (227 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Lincoln| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St Swithins Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | B1003 | β |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Water Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | B1003 | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Mary'S Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Mary'S Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Mary'S Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Mary'S Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Mary'S Street | β |
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