Total Crime Rate
541.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
108.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Skellingthorpe Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Boultham , and the 17th 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 Skellingthorpe Road (LN6 0EN) in the last 12 months was 541.8 per 1,000 residents and was 226.7% 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 174 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 108.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Skellingthorpe Road (LN6 0EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Primrose Place, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westbrooke Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Lincoln| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Westbrooke Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Primrose Place | Under investigation |
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