Postcode · Lincoln
Crime in LN5 5SA
How much crime is recorded in LN5 5SA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wharf & University
- Council
- Lincoln
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,141 (2024)
LN5 5SALincoln
How safe is LN5 5SA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LN5 5SA area, 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
37.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
80
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 5SANational
Violence and sexual offences31.723.6
Anti-social behaviour19.310.7
Burglary7.59.1
Public order5.74.6
Drugs5.62.4
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Other theft5.14.5
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Other crime0.61.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 17% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.