Postcode · Lincoln
Crime in LN5 9RL
How much crime is recorded in LN5 9RL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bracebridge Heath & Waddington
- Council
- North Kesteven
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,544 (2024)
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How safe is LN5 9RL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LN5 9RL area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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 9RLNational
Violence and sexual offences20.023.6
Anti-social behaviour12.810.7
Public order4.24.6
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Burglary3.09.1
Other theft2.74.5
Other crime1.81.5
Drugs1.72.4
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Robbery0.61.4
Shoplifting0.68.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.