Total Crime Rate

155.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 155.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 61.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.6 8/10
  • Public order 14.9 9/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Shoplifting 5.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Foster Street area has the 25th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Boultham , and the 86th highest 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 Foster Street (LN5 7QE) in the last 12 months was 155.9 per 1,000 residents and was 5.9% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 61.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Foster Street (LN5 7QE), the main crime hotspot is near King Street. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Foster Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranwell Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sewell'S Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Smith Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Smith Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Smith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smith Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smith Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pennell Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Tanner'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Robey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edward Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alfred Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Smith Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alfred Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverside Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gaunt Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gaunt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Foster Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Lane —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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