Total Crime Rate

212.9 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 212.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 79.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.9 9/10
  • Public order 24.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 9.9 5/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.0 7/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 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

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 7PB) 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 (β‰ˆ 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 7PB), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Riverside Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anchor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gaunt Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Mill Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mill Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Mark Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Mark Street β€”
Sep 2025Public order St Mark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vernon Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vernon Street Under investigation
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 2025Vehicle crime Mill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Riverside Drive β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Riverside Drive β€”
Sep 2025Public order St Mark Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Mark Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foster Street β€”
Sep 2025Public order St Mark Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Mark Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Mark Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mark Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Mark Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Mark Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Mark Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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