Total Crime Rate

2094.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

683.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 2094.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 683.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 588.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 505.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 411.3 10/10
  • Public order 234.0 10/10
  • Other theft 117.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 98.1 10/10
  • Drugs 30.2 10/10
  • Other crime 22.6 10/10
  • Robbery 22.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.1 10/10
  • Burglary 11.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Great Northern Way area has the highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Boultham , and the highest crime rate of 315 local areas in Lincoln .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Great Northern Way (LN5 8XF) in the last 12 months was 2094.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1163.2% higher than the Boultham average (165.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 156 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 181 (≈ 683.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Great Northern Way (LN5 8XF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 85 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Great Northern Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lytton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lytton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lytton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Northern Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stamp End —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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