Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Lincoln local authority area · mapped crimes
Lincoln · England
Crime and safety
Lincoln council area. Every figure carries its own date.
Lincoln
Police-recorded locations for Lincoln local authority area. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
12,918 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 12,867 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
| Month | Mapped crime | Anti-social behaviour |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 1,278 | 268 |
| October 2024 | 1,149 | 310 |
| November 2024 | 1,278 | 235 |
| December 2024 | 1,069 | 298 |
| January 2025 | 984 | 280 |
| February 2025 | 935 | 263 |
| March 2025 | 1,052 | 325 |
| April 2025 | 923 | 317 |
| May 2025 | 1,007 | 360 |
| June 2025 | 1,045 | 371 |
| July 2025 | 1,153 | 367 |
| August 2025 | 994 | 354 |
| September 2025 | 1,045 | 294 |
| October 2025 | 1,069 | 273 |
| November 2025 | 1,105 | 288 |
| December 2025 | 1,009 | 302 |
| January 2026 | 905 | 299 |
| February 2026 | 893 | 228 |
| March 2026 | 1,154 | 354 |
| April 2026 | 997 | 354 |
| May 2026 | 1,073 | 363 |
| June 2026 | 1,105 | 316 |
| July 2026 | 1,304 | 365 |
| August 2026 | 1,259 | 353 |
Crime categories in the latest complete year
| Category | Mapped crimes |
|---|---|
| violent crime | 5,475 |
| shoplifting | 2,379 |
| public order | 1,227 |
| criminal damage arson | 1,101 |
| other theft | 691 |
| vehicle crime | 424 |
| burglary | 385 |
| drugs | 285 |
| bicycle theft | 281 |
| other crime | 267 |
| robbery | 236 |
| possession of weapons | 129 |
| theft from the person | 38 |
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Publication history: Lincolnshire Police: Crime data not provided for May 2026. The force will provide a data refresh as soon as possible. Later update: Lincolnshire Police: Crime data refresh for May 2026.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
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