Total Crime Rate

328.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 328.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 105.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 95.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.0 9/10
  • Public order 28.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.2 9/10
  • Other theft 16.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.8 10/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.6 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

Brayford 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 Brayford Street (LN5 7DL) 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 Brayford Street (LN5 7DL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 302 crimes here, including 119 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brayford Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/175)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Water Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Water Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B199 —
Apr 2026Public order Water Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Water Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Water Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Water Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Water Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Water Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Water Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Tanner'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wigford Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B199 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lucy Tower Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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