Crime Rates at Portland Street, Lincoln, LN5 7LE

Portland Street area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Boultham , and the 151st lowest crime rate of 315 local areas in Lincoln .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Portland Street (LN5 7LE) in the last 12 months was 84.3 per 1,000 residents and was 49.2% lower than the Boultham average (165.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portland Street (LN5 7LE), the main crime hotspot is near St Mary'S Street. Police recorded 278 crimes here, including 101 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.