Total Crime Rate

154.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 154.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 41.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.4 6/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Peel Street area has the 27th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Boultham , and the 89th 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 Peel Street (LN5 8AB) in the last 12 months was 154.6 per 1,000 residents and was 6.8% 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 Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peel Street (LN5 8AB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 340 crimes here, including 192 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Peel Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Lane —
Apr 2026Drugs Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edward Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gaunt Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alfred Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alfred Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gaunt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gresley Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knight Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Knight Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Knight Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranwell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —

Data Sources

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