Postcode district · Lincoln
Crime in LN2
How much crime is recorded in LN2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Lincoln
- Region
- East Midlands
- Population
- 54,440 (2024)
LN2Postcode district · Lincoln
How safe is LN2
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in LN2, 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
37.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
97
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).
LN2National
Violence and sexual offences31.723.6
Anti-social behaviour22.110.7
Shoplifting16.68.4
Burglary7.99.1
Public order7.64.6
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Other theft4.44.5
Other crime2.31.5
Bicycle theft1.91.0
Robbery1.81.4
Drugs1.72.4
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% 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.