Total Crime Rate

155.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 155.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 107.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 21.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.4 5/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Shoplifting 5.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 5.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Gaunt Street area has the 26th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Boultham , and the 88th highest crime rate of 315 local areas in Lincoln .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gaunt Street (LN5 7RD) in the last 12 months was 155.1 per 1,000 residents and was 6.5% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 21.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gaunt Street (LN5 7RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near King Street (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gaunt Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mill Lane Under investigation
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Tanner'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranwell Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Foster Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alfred Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gaunt Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alfred Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gresley Drive —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gaunt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gresley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverside Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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