Total Crime Rate

111.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 111.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 41.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Princess Street area has the 35th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Boultham , and the 128th highest crime rate of 315 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 Street (LN5 7QL) in the last 12 months was 111.8 per 1,000 residents and was 32.6% lower than the Boultham average (165.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 41.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princess Street (LN5 7QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mill Lane, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Smith Street (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Princess Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alfred Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gaunt Street —
Apr 2026Public order Bell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranwell Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Robey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alfred Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Foster Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gaunt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pennell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Lane —
Apr 2026Drugs Mill Lane 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 2026Criminal damage and arson Smith Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Smith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Smith Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Smith Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sewell'S Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bell Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverside Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gresley Drive —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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