Crime Rates at St Benedicts Square, Lincoln, LN5 7AR

St Benedicts Square 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 St Benedicts Square (LN5 7AR) 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 area’s 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 (≈ 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 St Benedicts Square (LN5 7AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 372 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.