Postcode · Lincoln
Crime in LN1 3UP
How much crime is recorded in LN1 3UP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cathedral & West Common
- Council
- Lincoln
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,532 (2024)
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How safe is LN1 3UP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 50.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LN1 3UP area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
50.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
88
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
LN1 3UPNational
Violence and sexual offences46.523.6
Shoplifting11.98.4
Burglary10.19.1
Public order9.14.6
Anti-social behaviour6.510.7
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Other theft3.44.5
Other crime1.31.5
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Drugs0.42.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.