Total Crime Rate

99.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · 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 99.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.8 5/10
  • Other crime 11.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Knight Place area has the 35th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Boultham , and the 141st highest crime rate of 316 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 Knight Place (LN5 8JZ) in the last 12 months was 99.2 per 1,000 residents and was 44.0% lower than the Boultham average (177.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 1100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knight Place (LN5 8JZ), the main crime hotspot is near South Park. Police recorded 231 crimes here, including 145 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Knight Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/52)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Featherby Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Abbot Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Park Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Knight Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Knight Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Park Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Park Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Park Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Prior Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Park Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Pennell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Little Bargate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Park Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Bargate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knight Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edna Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Smith Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Edna Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sewell'S Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sewell'S Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Mill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Mill Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mill Lane —
Sep 2025Other crime Abbot Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Knight Place —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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