Total Crime Rate

709.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 709.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 505.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 90.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.6 8/10
  • Public order 40.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 25.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.2 9/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Boswell Drive area has the highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Moorland , and the 13th 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 Boswell Drive (LN6 7LD) in the last 12 months was 709.1 per 1,000 residents and was 410.0% higher than the Moorland average (139.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 139 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 90.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boswell Drive (LN6 7LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 113 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moorland Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Boswell Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boswell Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Moorland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Moorland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Moorland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Moorland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Moorland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Moorland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Boswell Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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