Total Crime Rate

84.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 84.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 29.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cross 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 Cross Street (LN5 7LT) 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 Cross Street (LN5 7LT), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 160 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cross Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trollope Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop King Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scorer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft A1434 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scorer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scorer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scorer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scorer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grace Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grace Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grace Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grace Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanley Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Archer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area

Data Sources

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