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Crime in Lincoln by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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4,662crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+10%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Birchwoodlowest rate96.9 per 1,000 a year
164.7middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Glebe Park (-14%), St Giles (-10%) and Ermine East (5%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1New BoulthamLN6 · 13,876 residents 266.4▲ 11%anti-social behaviour
2Swanpool Garden SuburbLN6 · 3,152 residents 228.4▲ 21%violence
3LincolnLN2 · 54,327 residents 227.8▲ 10%violence
4BoulthamLN6 · 10,130 residents 193.5▲ 18%violence
5SwanpoolLN6 · 1,768 residents 174.2▲ 40%shoplifting
6St GilesLN2 · 11,479 residents 169.7▼ 10%violence
7HartsholmeLN6 · 5,633 residents 164.7▲ 7%violence
8Boultham MoorLN6 · 11,233 residents 151.3▲ 6%violence
9ErmineLN2 · 11,994 residents 145.4▲ 8%violence
10BracebridgeLN6 · 42,667 residents 143.3▲ 15%violence
11Ermine EastLN2 · 12,450 residents 133.3▲ 5%violence
12Ermine WestLN1 · 11,227 residents 132.9▲ 20%violence
13Glebe ParkLN2 · 10,462 residents 117.8▼ 14%violence
14BirchwoodLN6 · 12,874 residents 96.9▲ 16%violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Lincoln have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Birchwood, Glebe Park, Ermine West, Ermine East and Bracebridge.

Which areas of Lincoln have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in New Boultham, Swanpool Garden Suburb, Lincoln, Boultham and Swanpool.

Is crime going up or down in Lincoln?

Across Lincoln, 4,662 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 10% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.