Total Crime Rate

382.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 382.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 127.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.8 10/10
  • Public order 27.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Drugs 16.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.3 9/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.3 9/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Skellingthorpe Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Boultham , and the 28th highest crime rate of 316 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 7RB) in the last 12 months was 382.3 per 1,000 residents and was 115.6% higher than the Boultham average (177.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 121.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Skellingthorpe Road (LN6 7RB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 99 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Skellingthorpe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Prial Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prial Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Usher Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Usher Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westbrooke Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harris Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prial Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prial Close —
Sep 2025Public order Western Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Sep 2025Burglary Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prial Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Prial Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prial Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Usher Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Helen'S Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Helen'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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