Total Crime Rate

303.6 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 303.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 95.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.5 9/10
  • Public order 25.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.5 10/10
  • Other theft 14.5 9/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.3 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

St Mark Street 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 Mark Street (LN5 7BA) 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 Mark Street (LN5 7BA), the main crime hotspot is near St Mary'S Street. Police recorded 283 crimes here, including 108 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Mark Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Mary'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Wigford Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Wigford Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wigford Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wigford Way
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Chaplin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaplin Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaplin Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaplin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Chaplin Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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