Postcode · Lincoln
Crime in LN6 0QA
How much crime is recorded in LN6 0QA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Birchwood West
- Council
- Lincoln
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,392 (2024)
How safe is LN6 0QA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 57.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LN6 0QA 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
57.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
112
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).
LN6 0QANational
Violence and sexual offences46.423.6
Anti-social behaviour23.510.7
Criminal damage and arson18.14.7
Vehicle crime7.83.5
Burglary6.19.1
Public order5.14.6
Other theft3.44.5
Shoplifting1.68.4
Other crime1.41.5
Drugs1.22.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% 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.