Total Crime Rate

305.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 305.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 120.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 46.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.8 8/10
  • Burglary 14.2 9/10
  • Public order 14.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.1 8/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Robbery 7.1 8/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Victoria Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Hartsholme , and the 37th 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 Victoria Street (LN5 8QN) in the last 12 months was 305.0 per 1,000 residents and was 284.8% higher than the Hartsholme average (79.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 70.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Street (LN5 8QN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Victoria Street, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Poplar Street (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holly Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Laurel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laurel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elder Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Street Under investigation
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 Holly Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holly Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Laurel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellison Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beech Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street —

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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