Total Crime Rate
167.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Witham Court 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 Witham Court (LN5 8AR) 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 areaβs 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 (β 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 Witham Court (LN5 8AR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 376 crimes here, including 194 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 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Robey Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sidney Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Foster Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vernon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mill Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mill Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Mill Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellison Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Robey Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Coulson Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Coulson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Coulson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Coulson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Coulson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Railway Park Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vernon Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mill Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
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