Postcode sector · Lincoln
Crime in LN5 5
How much crime is recorded in LN5 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Lincoln
- Region
- East Midlands
- Population
- 5,333 (2024)
How safe is LN5 5
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in LN5 5, 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
36.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
125
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).
LN5 5National
Shoplifting33.58.4
Anti-social behaviour31.610.7
Violence and sexual offences30.423.6
Public order9.74.6
Burglary9.09.1
Other theft7.24.5
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Bicycle theft4.81.0
Robbery2.41.4
Drugs2.02.4
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Other crime0.91.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.
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