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Crime in LN5 8

How much crime is recorded in LN5 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Lincoln
Region
East Midlands
Population
22,483 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LN5 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 46.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in LN5 8, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
46.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
128
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 8National
Violence and sexual offences38.323.6
Anti-social behaviour32.310.7
Shoplifting23.08.4
Public order11.04.6
Burglary9.39.1
Criminal damage and arson7.54.7
Other theft5.24.5
Drugs3.22.4
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Bicycle theft2.71.0
Robbery2.01.4
Other crime2.01.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Theft from the person0.72.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 19% 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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