Crap Towns / Lincoln / Crime

How much crime is there in Lincoln?

The police recorded 126 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Lincoln from September 2023 to August 2026, 1.7 times the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 53.0. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 123, down from 131 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	131	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	123	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	123	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	53.0	34.1
Shoplifting	22.9	7.1
Public order	11.7	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	11.5	7.0
Other theft	7.5	5.4
Burglary	3.9	3.1
Vehicle crime	3.5	3.8
Other crime	3.1	2.0
Drugs	3.1	2.4
Bicycle theft	2.3	0.5
Robbery	1.7	0.6
Possession of weapons	1.2	0.8
Theft from the person	0.5	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Gainsborough	24.4 km	148
Newark-on-Trent	21.5 km	133
Lincoln	–	126
Sleaford	25.9 km	83.4
Retford	27.7 km	74.7
Balderton	22.3 km	51.9
North Hykeham	2.9 km	41.7
Bracebridge Heath	3.2 km	35.3
Ruskington	22.4 km	34.2
Waddington	5.4 km	31.3
Washingborough and Heighington	7.3 km	22.4
The typical town	–	76.2