Postcode district · Lincoln
Crime in LN1
How much crime is recorded in LN1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Lincoln
- Region
- East Midlands
- Population
- 46,529 (2024)
How safe is LN1
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in LN1, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
34.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
80
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).
LN1National
Violence and sexual offences29.123.6
Anti-social behaviour17.710.7
Shoplifting11.58.4
Burglary8.19.1
Public order5.44.6
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Other theft4.34.5
Bicycle theft2.01.0
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Drugs1.52.4
Other crime1.41.5
Robbery1.21.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.