Crime Rate in Lincoln, ward

Lincoln has the 5th lowest crime rate of 27 wards in Breckland district and the 559th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 72nd lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Lincoln in the last 12 months was 26.8 per 1,000 residents and was 54.0% lower than the Breckland district average (58.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Lincoln’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 72 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 84 (≈ 14.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Lincoln ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Park/Open Space. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.