Total Crime Rate

449.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

181.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 449.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 181.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 157.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 132.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.6 10/10
  • Public order 43.4 10/10
  • Other theft 24.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hope Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Boultham , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 315 local areas in Lincoln .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hope Street (LN5 7UJ) in the last 12 months was 449.9 per 1,000 residents and was 171.3% higher than the Boultham average (165.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 181.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hope Street (LN5 7UJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 85 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Canwick Road (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hope Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Kirkby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Archer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grace Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norris Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Norris Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grace Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirkby Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft A1434 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grace Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsway —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Martin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop King Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanley Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirkby Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grace Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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