Postcode · Lincoln
Crime in LN5 8NU
How much crime is recorded in LN5 8NU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bracebridge North & Boultham Moor
- Council
- Lincoln
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,952 (2024)
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How safe is LN5 8NU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 59.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LN5 8NU area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
59.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
159
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 8NUNational
Shoplifting51.58.4
Violence and sexual offences44.723.6
Anti-social behaviour19.910.7
Burglary16.19.1
Public order11.34.6
Vehicle crime7.33.5
Criminal damage and arson6.44.7
Other theft5.54.5
Other crime1.81.5
Drugs1.52.4
Robbery1.31.4
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.