Total Crime Rate
2283.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025High Street area has the highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Boultham , and the highest crime rate of 316 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 High Street (LN5 7DP) in the last 12 months was 2283.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1187.7% higher than the Boultham average (177.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 182 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , down -20.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 38.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -76.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 212 (β 800.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (LN5 7DP), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 357 crimes here, including 239 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Boultham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Thorngate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Mint Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mint Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mint Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Brayford Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | B1003 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brayford Wharf East | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Corporation Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Corporation Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Corporation Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Corporation Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Portland Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Mark Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Mark Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Mark Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Mark Street | Awaiting court outcome |
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