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

Mill Lane 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 Mill Lane (LN5 7QN) 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 Mill Lane (LN5 7QN), the main crime hotspot is near Chaplin Street. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mill Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/54)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Foster Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knight Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel 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 Vernon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Knight Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chaplin Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Knight Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knight Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chaplin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Chaplin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chaplin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chaplin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Robey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chaplin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chaplin Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverside Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smith Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alfred Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaplin 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 2026Criminal damage and arson Smith Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smith Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chaplin Street —
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Data Sources

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