Crime Rates at Knight Street, Lincoln, LN5 8JY

Knight Street area has the 24th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Boultham , and the 78th 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 Knight Street (LN5 8JY) in the last 12 months was 176.5 per 1,000 residents and was 0.5% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 98.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knight Street (LN5 8JY), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 356 crimes here, including 186 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.