Crime Rates at Knight Street, Lincoln, LN5 8JY

Knight Street area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Boultham , and the 66th highest crime rate of 315 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 187.7 per 1,000 residents and was 13.2% higher 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 95.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knight Street (LN5 8JY), 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.