Total Crime Rate

303.6 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 303.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 95.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.5 9/10
  • Public order 25.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.5 10/10
  • Other theft 14.5 9/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.3 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

This area has the 15th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Boultham , and the 38th highest crime rate of 316 local areas in Lincoln .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (LN5 7EX) in the last 12 months was 303.6 per 1,000 residents and was 71.2% 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 152 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 142 (β‰ˆ 89.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode LN5 7EX, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 159 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Mark Street (48 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in LN5 7EX area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anchor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wigford Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lucy Tower Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Anchor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wigford Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alfred Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Alfred Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alfred Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alfred Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gaunt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gaunt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gaunt Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gaunt Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Mark'S Square β€”
Sep 2025Other theft St Mark'S Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mark'S Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Riverside Drive β€”
Sep 2025Public order Wigford Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wigford Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foster Street β€”

Data Sources

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