Total Crime Rate

137.4 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 137.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Robbery 6.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the 31st highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Boultham , and the 107th highest crime rate of 316 local areas in Lincoln .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (LN5 8HX) in the last 12 months was 137.4 per 1,000 residents and was 22.5% lower than the Boultham average (177.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (β‰ˆ 60.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (LN5 8HX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alfred Street, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near King Street (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Riverside Drive β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knight Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Mill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foster Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anchor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Smith Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Anchor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Robey Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Prior Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Mill Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Riverside Drive β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alfred Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Pennell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alfred Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cranwell Street β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Little Bargate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Bargate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alfred Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Knight Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vernon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Alfred Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelthorpe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Scorer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Scorer Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sewell'S Walk Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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