Postcode district · Lincoln
Crime in LN3
How much crime is recorded in LN3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- West Lindsey
- Region
- East Midlands
- Population
- 34,315 (2024)
LN3Postcode district · Lincoln
How safe is LN3
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in LN3, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
64
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).
LN3National
Violence and sexual offences18.323.6
Shoplifting16.38.4
Anti-social behaviour14.310.7
Burglary6.19.1
Public order4.44.6
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Other theft3.64.5
Bicycle theft2.41.0
Other crime1.81.5
Robbery1.51.4
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Drugs0.82.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.