Total Crime Rate

95.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 95.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 24.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.8 5/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

St Botolphs Crescent area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Boultham , and the 148th highest crime rate of 315 local areas in Lincoln .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Botolphs Crescent (LN5 8BJ) in the last 12 months was 95.4 per 1,000 residents and was 42.4% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Botolphs Crescent (LN5 8BJ), 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 St Botolphs Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/63)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Under investigation
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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Robey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranwell Street —
Apr 2026Public order Bell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bell Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edward Street —
Apr 2026Public order Gresley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gresley Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Featherby Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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