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Overview of Lincoln crime rate

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Lincoln ranks 2nd out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 16033 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Lincoln has a population of 103813. This equates to a crime rate of 154.44 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents a decrease of 9.33 % compared to previous year.

Most common crime types in Lincoln are Violence and sexual offences (33.7%) Anti-social behaviour (18.0%) Shoplifting (12.0%) and least common crime types are Possession of weapons (0.9%) Robbery (0.8%) Theft from the person (0.4%).

There are 11 wards in Lincoln. Wards with high crime rates are Abbey (Lincoln) (282.8), Park (Lincoln) (252.7), Boultham (161.8) . On the other end, safest wards are Glebe (98.2), Hartsholme (78.9), Witham (Lincoln) (50.5) .

Similarly, looking at Postcode districts that are within or overlapping with Lincoln, we see high crime rates in LN5 (133.6), LN2 (131.6), LN1 (103.0) . Safest postcode districts are LN6 (81.8), LN4 (46.9), LN3 (32.8) .

Lincoln has experienced a dramatic rise in Anti-social behaviour in 2020, with significant increases also noted in Shoplifting, Other theft, and Violence and sexual offences in subsequent years. Despite these increases, there has been a notable decrease in Anti-social behaviour and Violence and sexual offences from 2021 to 2023, alongside reductions in Burglary, Criminal damage and arson, and Vehicle crime, reflecting a complex crime trend landscape.

Lincoln crime incidents by crime type

A total of 16033 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 5400 (33.7)%
Anti-social behaviour – 2887 (18.0)%
Shoplifting – 1916 (12.0)%
Criminal damage and arson – 1330 (8.3)%
Public order – 1252 (7.8)%
Other theft – 1009 (6.3)%
Burglary – 498 (3.1)%
Vehicle crime – 397 (2.5)%
Drugs – 396 (2.5)%
Other crime – 333 (2.1)%
Bicycle theft – 276 (1.7)%
Possession of weapons – 144 (0.9)%
Robbery – 133 (0.8)%
Theft from the person – 62 (0.4)%

How does Lincoln compare against nearby areas ?

Lincoln ranks 2nd when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

Heat map for all nearby areas Lincoln is compared against

Crime rates in Lincoln wards

There are 11 wards within Lincoln. Abbey (Lincoln), Park (Lincoln), Boultham has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 11 wards from high crime rate to low.