Total Crime Rate

167.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 167.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.6 10/10
  • Public order 15.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Princess Mews area has the 25th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Boultham , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 316 local areas in Lincoln .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Princess Mews (LN5 7QH) in the last 12 months was 167.2 per 1,000 residents and was 5.7% lower 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 53.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princess Mews (LN5 7QH), the main crime hotspot is near Chaplin Street. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Princess Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Anchor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Chaplin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Chaplin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chaplin Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anchor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Featherby Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gaunt Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gaunt Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gaunt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gaunt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Smith Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mill Lane —
Sep 2025Burglary Mill Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vernon Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vernon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Robey Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sewell'S Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Riverside Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alfred Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alfred Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sewell'S Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Alfred Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alfred Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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