Postcode · Lincoln
Crime in LN4 3DW
How much crime is recorded in LN4 3DW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Metheringham, Nocton & Potterhanworth
- Council
- North Kesteven
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,016 (2024)
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How safe is LN4 3DW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LN4 3DW area, 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
23.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 3DWNational
Burglary17.89.1
Violence and sexual offences14.923.6
Anti-social behaviour11.510.7
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Other theft3.24.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Public order1.74.6
Other crime1.11.5
Drugs0.42.4
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.