Total Crime Rate

78.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 78.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Newark Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Boultham , and the 142nd lowest 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 Newark Road (LN5 8NL) in the last 12 months was 78.3 per 1,000 residents and was 55.8% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -35.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 42.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newark Road (LN5 8NL), the main crime hotspot is near Hamilton Road. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newark Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Road —
Sep 2025Public order Ewart Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ewart Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ewart Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellison Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Boundary Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Catherine'S Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Catherine'S Court —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shamrock Court —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Eleanor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eleanor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boundary Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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