Total Crime Rate

2283.0 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 2283.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 686.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 505.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 479.3 10/10
  • Public order 260.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 109.4 10/10
  • Other theft 98.1 10/10
  • Drugs 34.0 10/10
  • Other crime 26.4 10/10
  • Robbery 18.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.1 10/10
  • Burglary 15.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High 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 7DW) 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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 7DW), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 378 crimes here, including 253 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Water Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Water Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mint Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mint Lane β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Mint Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Mary'S Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Water Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Mary'S Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corporation Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Mary'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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