Postcode · Lincoln
Crime in LN5 8PS
How much crime is recorded in LN5 8PS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Boultham & New Boultham
- Council
- Lincoln
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,588 (2024)
LN5 8PSLincoln
How safe is LN5 8PS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 44.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LN5 8PS area, 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
44.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
87
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 8PSNational
Violence and sexual offences35.023.6
Anti-social behaviour18.310.7
Burglary14.29.1
Criminal damage and arson6.64.7
Public order5.24.6
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Other theft3.74.5
Other crime3.21.5
Drugs3.12.4
Bicycle theft2.01.0
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Robbery0.21.4
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 52% 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.