Postcode · Lincoln
Crime in LN2 5LA
How much crime is recorded in LN2 5LA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Monks Road, St Giles & Greetwell
- Council
- Lincoln
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,994 (2024)
How safe is LN2 5LA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LN2 5LA area, above 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
38.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
82
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).
LN2 5LANational
Violence and sexual offences32.923.6
Anti-social behaviour22.610.7
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Other theft5.34.5
Burglary4.99.1
Shoplifting4.68.4
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Public order2.94.6
Drugs1.62.4
Other crime1.51.5
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 50% 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.