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Crime in LN5 8AG

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

Neighbourhood
Boultham & New Boultham
Council
Lincoln
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,532 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LN5 8AG

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LN5 8AG area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
29.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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 8AGNational
Violence and sexual offences22.923.6
Anti-social behaviour14.410.7
Burglary8.19.1
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Shoplifting3.68.4
Public order2.34.6
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Robbery1.31.4
Other crime1.11.5
Drugs0.92.4
Other theft0.94.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 57% 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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