Total Crime Rate
2094.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
683.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026High Street area has the highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Boultham , and the 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 High Street (LN5 7DR) in the last 12 months was 2094.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1163.2% 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 156 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 181 (≈ 683.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (LN5 7DR), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 334 crimes here, including 217 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Lincoln| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B199 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St Swithins Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Swithins Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Swithins Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | B199 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Swithins Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Swithins Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Swithins Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Swithins Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Swithins Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Swithins Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Swithins Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swan Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorngate | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Thorngate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Thorngate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Thorngate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Thorngate | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wigford Way | — |
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