Total Crime Rate

1336.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

571.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1336.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 571.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 438.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 391.2 10/10
  • Public order 146.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 146.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 54.4 10/10
  • Other theft 54.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 23.8 10/10
  • Robbery 23.8 10/10
  • Drugs 20.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.6 9/10
  • Other crime 10.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.2 10/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tentercroft Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Boultham , and the 5th highest crime rate of 315 local areas in Lincoln .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tentercroft Street (LN5 7DB) in the last 12 months was 1336.7 per 1,000 residents and was 706.2% higher than the Boultham average (165.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 129 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 168 (≈ 571.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tentercroft Street (LN5 7DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 297 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Mary'S Street (101 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Tentercroft Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Portland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trollope Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walnut Place
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Walnut Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Water Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Water Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wigford Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area

Data Sources

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