Crime Rates at Riverside Drive, Lincoln, LN5 7NZ

Riverside Drive area has the 19th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Boultham , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 316 local areas in Lincoln .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Riverside Drive (LN5 7NZ) in the last 12 months was 212.9 per 1,000 residents and was 20.1% higher than the Boultham average (177.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 89.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riverside Drive (LN5 7NZ), the main crime hotspot is near St Mark Street. Police recorded 154 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.