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

St Benedicts Square area has the 15th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Boultham , and the 38th highest crime rate of 316 local areas in Lincoln .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Benedicts Square (LN5 7AR) in the last 12 months was 303.6 per 1,000 residents and was 71.2% 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 152 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 142 (≈ 89.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.8% 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 408 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (253 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.