Castle ward · Lincoln. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 28% here, compared with 21% across Lincoln (7.2 percentage points higher).
The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 30.5% here, compared with 26.4% across Lincoln (4.1 percentage points higher).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 23% here, compared with 20.4% across Lincoln (2.6 percentage points higher).
These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Castle ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
885 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 952 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Castle ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 96 mapped crimes in September 2024; 63 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Castle
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
96
11
October 2024
84
14
November 2024
93
18
December 2024
85
22
January 2025
66
11
February 2025
87
21
March 2025
90
25
April 2025
75
15
May 2025
64
35
June 2025
77
26
July 2025
74
19
August 2025
61
18
September 2025
83
20
October 2025
81
18
November 2025
78
19
December 2025
67
16
January 2026
65
21
February 2026
75
16
March 2026
70
22
April 2026
63
14
May 2026
81
20
June 2026
72
14
July 2026
87
21
August 2026
63
23
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Castle
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
419
shoplifting
165
criminal damage arson
74
public order
60
other theft
47
burglary
32
vehicle crime
26
drugs
18
other crime
18
bicycle theft
9
possession of weapons
9
robbery
7
theft from the person
1
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.
