Total Crime Rate

144.2 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.7 per 1,000 8/10 Β· 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 144.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 62.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Eastern Terrace 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 Eastern Terrace (LN5 7YA) 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 (β‰ˆ 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 Eastern Terrace (LN5 7YA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mill Lane, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vernon Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Eastern Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coulson Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coulson Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coulson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gresley Drive β€”
Apr 2026Public order Gresley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Robey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edward Street β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranwell Street β€”
Apr 2026Other theft Foster Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bell Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bell Street β€”
Apr 2026Public order Bell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Lane β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Botolph'S Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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

Data Sources

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