Postcode · Lincoln
Crime in LN6 7AF
How much crime is recorded in LN6 7AF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Boultham & New Boultham
- Council
- Lincoln
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,606 (2024)
How safe is LN6 7AF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LN6 7AF 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
29.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
103
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 7AFNational
Shoplifting34.88.4
Burglary22.59.1
Violence and sexual offences20.923.6
Anti-social behaviour17.510.7
Public order6.94.6
Bicycle theft4.41.0
Other theft4.44.5
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Robbery2.71.4
Drugs0.92.4
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
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.