Postcode · Lincoln
Crime in LN4 2AG
How much crime is recorded in LN4 2AG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Metheringham, Nocton & Potterhanworth
- Council
- North Kesteven
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,878 (2024)
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How safe is LN4 2AG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LN4 2AG area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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).
LN4 2AGNational
Violence and sexual offences13.423.6
Burglary8.99.1
Anti-social behaviour6.810.7
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Other theft2.04.5
Public order1.74.6
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Other crime0.81.5
Drugs0.42.4
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% 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.