Total Crime Rate

790.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 790.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 232.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 187.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 79.0 10/10
  • Public order 59.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 59.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 34.6 10/10
  • Drugs 34.6 10/10
  • Burglary 29.6 10/10
  • Other theft 27.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 14.8 9/10
  • Other crime 12.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.9 10/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 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

Lincoln Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Fishtoft , and the 4th highest crime rate of 209 local areas in Boston .

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 Lincoln Lane (PE21 8SJ) in the last 12 months was 790.1 per 1,000 residents and was 658.6% higher than the Fishtoft average (104.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 94 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 125 (≈ 308.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lincoln Lane (PE21 8SJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petticoat Lane, where police recorded 189 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Lane (78 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lincoln Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Victoria Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petticoat Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Liquorpond Street
Sep 2025Robbery Liquorpond Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Liquorpond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Liquorpond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Victoria Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Witham Place
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wormgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petticoat Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petticoat Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petticoat Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Theft from the person Witham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petticoat Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Drugs Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Customhouse Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Blue Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Lincoln Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lincoln Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Lincoln Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street
Sep 2025Public order Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petticoat Lane Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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