Total Crime Rate
138.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gresley Drive area has the 30th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Boultham , and the 104th 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 Gresley Drive (LN6 7EJ) in the last 12 months was 138.9 per 1,000 residents and was 21.7% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 83.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 56.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gresley Drive (LN6 7EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Mathews Close, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Boultham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cranwell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glenwood Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vernon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vernon Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Coulson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gresley Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Mathews Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Mathews Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Waterloo Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Glenwood Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Railway Park Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cranwell Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Coulson Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Coulson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Coulson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Glenwood Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Coulson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellison Place | Under investigation |
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