Total Crime Rate

155.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 155.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 107.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 21.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.4 5/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Shoplifting 5.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 5.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Gaunt Street area has the 26th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Boultham , and the 88th highest crime rate of 315 local areas in Lincoln .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gaunt Street (LN5 7PT) in the last 12 months was 155.1 per 1,000 residents and was 6.5% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 21.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gaunt Street (LN5 7PT), the main crime hotspot is near St Mark Street. Police recorded 198 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 Gaunt Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/63)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chaplin Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Chaplin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chaplin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chaplin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chaplin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chaplin Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chaplin Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chaplin Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Mark Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaplin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alfred Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alfred Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Mark Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Mark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Mark Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Mark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Mark Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Chaplin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaplin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Mark Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Smith Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pennell Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mark'S Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Mark'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Mark'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Mark'S Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smith Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smith Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Smith Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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