Total Crime Rate
167.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025High Street area has the 25th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Boultham , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 316 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 High Street (LN5 8AA) in the last 12 months was 167.2 per 1,000 residents and was 5.7% lower than the Boultham average (177.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 53.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (LN5 8AA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 356 crimes here, including 186 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Boultham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Pennell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Knight Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Knight Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Prior Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Little Bargate Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Bargate Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | King Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knight Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Knight Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spencer Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shakespeare Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Foster Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vernon Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vernon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Riverside Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Riverside Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Abbot Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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