Total Crime Rate
2283.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sincil 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 Sincil Street (LN5 7ET) 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 Sincil Street (LN5 7ET), 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 | Public order | Wigford Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Rumbold'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Mary'S Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Mary'S Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Mary'S Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Mary'S Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Mary'S Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Mary'S Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Rumbold'S Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Rumbold'S Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Rumbold'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Rumbold'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Corporation Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 | Possession of weapons | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Corporation Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Mary'S Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Mary'S Street | Under investigation |
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