Crime Rates at Vernon Street, Lincoln, LN5 7QU

Vernon Street area has the 29th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Boultham , and the 100th 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 Vernon Street (LN5 7QU) in the last 12 months was 144.2 per 1,000 residents and was 13.0% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 62.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vernon Street (LN5 7QU), 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.