Total Crime Rate
1421.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025High Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Boultham , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 316 local areas in Lincoln .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (LN5 7RY) in the last 12 months was 1421.8 per 1,000 residents and was 701.9% higher than the Boultham average (177.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 126 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , down -40.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Possession of weapons ( -63.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 175 (β 595.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (LN5 7RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Mark Street, where police recorded 154 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (60 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Boultham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alfred Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Scorer Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Prior Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gaunt Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gaunt Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Gaunt Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gaunt Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hermit Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Mark Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Scorer Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Riverside Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Mark'S Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Mark'S Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Mark'S Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Mark'S Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mill Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Mill Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mill Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Riverside Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Mark Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Mark Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Mark Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Portland Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Mark Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Mark Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Mark Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Mark Street | Under investigation |
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