Total Crime Rate

80.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.4 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 80.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 42.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Shakespeare Mews area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Boultham , and the 142nd lowest 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 Shakespeare Mews (LN5 8EH) in the last 12 months was 80.0 per 1,000 residents and was 51.7% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 42.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shakespeare Mews (LN5 8EH), 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 Shakespeare Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/78)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edward Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gibbeson Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smith Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Smith Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Public order Featherby Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Featherby Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Featherby Place —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Featherby Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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