Lincoln

At a glance, population and employment estimates for Lincoln.

Population: 100,049
People in Employment: 45,440 (63.1%)
People Inactive: 22,780 (31.6%)
People Unemployed: 3,840 (5.3%)
Number Of Jobs: 44k
Median Salary: £27,419
Mean Salary: £28,480

Crime Statistics

You can view the number of crimes per crime type for this year and the previous. You can also see the trend for each crime type, which shows if crimes committed are getting better, worse or no change.

We also list all of the parliamentary wards for Lincoln. You'll be able to see the crimes for this year so far and also how many crimes per 1000 people.

If you need to see crimes on a street level, you can use the interactive crime map which shows you crimes and their outcome.

Crime rate by type in Lincoln for 2025

Lincolns most common type of crime is: Violence and sexual offences. In 2023 there were 4,795 crimes and in 2022 there were 6,612 crimes. Which is an decrease of 1,817 crimes.

Crime Type	Previous Year	Trend vs previous year
Anti-social behaviour	218	Getting Better
Bicycle theft	19	Getting Better
Burglary	26	Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson	102	Getting Better
Drugs	29	Getting Better
Other crime	43	Getting Better
Other theft	64	Getting Better
Possession of weapons	11	Getting Better
Public order	90	Getting Better
Robbery	6	Getting Better
Shoplifting	169	Getting Better
Theft from the person	4	Getting Better
Vehicle crime	33	Getting Better
Violence and sexual offences	415	Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in Lincoln

Think of Electoral Wards as the boundaries your local councillors represent in your area. Electoral Wards will help you get a better picture of how much crime takes place in and around the places you live.

Castle has the highest crime rate of all the wards in Lincoln, with 10941 crimes and 402 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst Hartsholme has 577 crimes and 74 crimes per 1000 people.

Name	Crimes in 2025	Crimes per 1000 people
Abbey	0	0
Birchwood	0	0
Moorland	0	0
Boultham	0	0
Carholme	0	0
Castle	0	0
Witham	0	0
Glebe	0	0
Minster	0	0
Hartsholme	0	0
Park	0	0

Crime map for Lincoln

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2025-05. Each Marker on the map represents a crime. Click on the marker to find out more about the crime. Please note, all crime locations are approximate.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year. You can also see property prices over time using our interactive chart.

Average property prices by year for Lincoln

The average property price in Lincoln is lower than the UK average of: £290,000. A low average house price could be an indicator of a less wealthy area. Crime rates could also be higher in such areas.

Year	Avg. Detached Price	Avg. Semi-Detached Price	Avg. Terraced Price	Avg. Flat Price
2023	£298,233.73	£201,212.54	£153,480.08	£113,094.29
2022	£294,467.09	£198,224.50	£151,878.30	£112,491.64
2021	£272,335.77	£182,737.01	£141,038.09	£108,368.47
2020	£252,820.33	£170,619.64	£130,942.15	£103,777.11
2019	£249,225.44	£167,994.56	£129,297.28	£104,616.36
2018	£241,022.07	£162,066.65	£125,205.54	£103,226.07
2017	£227,711.72	£152,635.65	£118,442.81	£99,519.20
2016	£221,976.15	£149,293.47	£116,487.83	£95,684.94
2015	£208,955.45	£140,997.51	£110,481.79	£90,707.96
2014	£198,991.85	£134,494.31	£106,255.58	£87,188.79
2013	£183,943.51	£124,125.99	£98,269.72	£81,140.42
2012	£177,195.08	£119,548.38	£95,053.10	£78,798.72
2011	£174,602.93	£116,612.65	£92,704.86	£78,268.30
2010	£174,054.84	£117,445.74	£93,889.69	£79,164.33

Property prices over time for Lincoln

Showing crimes from 2010 up until May 2025. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Detached Price

Semi Price

Terraced Price

Flat Price

Employment and Annual Salary information for Lincoln

The median salary in Lincoln is £27,419 and the mean salary in Lincoln is £28,480.00. The median value is a better indicator of salary in a region since the mean salary can be skewed by a small number of people that are high earners.

Number of Jobs (thousands): 44k
Median Salary: £27,419
Annual Percentage Change: 27.5%
Mean Salary: £28,480

Salary comparison between Lincoln and East Midlands

See how Lincoln compares to the rest of East Midlands. Jobs per thousand, median and mean salary as well as annual percentage vs last year.

The highest median salary in East Midlands is £30,908 in Rutland UA and the lowest median salary is £0 in Bolsover. Lincoln ranks 13 out of 35 in terms of median salary.

Location	Jobs (thousands)	Median Salary	Annual Percentage Change	Mean Salary	Annual Percentage Change
Rutland UA	11k	£30,908	4.7%	£36,856	14.4%
Blaby	36k	£30,007	20.8%	£33,438	13.7%
Rushcliffe	40k	£29,621	2.9%	£35,292	-2.1%
South Derbyshire	47k	£29,320	2.1%	£31,510	-2.5%
West Northamptonshire UA	143k	£28,755	7.9%	£34,500	6.8%
North West Leicestershire	42k	£28,733	12.2%	£33,352	14.7%
Broxtowe	43k	£28,259	8.6%	£32,863	1.2%
Charnwood	60k	£28,227	16.2%	£29,989	9.6%
West Lindsey	35k	£28,101	4.3%	£29,966	1.6%
Harborough	36k	£27,985	-2.8%	£37,702	13.2%
North Northamptonshire UA	119k	£27,764	6.4%	£30,994	0.2%
Hinckley and Bosworth	41k	£27,537	5.0%	£29,830	2.9%
Erewash	42k	£27,509	4.9%	£31,794	6.3%
Derby UA	77k	£26,759	1.1%	£29,456	0.8%
North East Derbyshire	32k	£26,320	2.6%	£30,033	2.7%
North Kesteven	41k	£26,310	-2.7%	£29,318	0.0%
High Peak	33k	£26,052	10.3%	£30,521	11.0%
South Holland	36k	£25,986	4.4%	£29,194	-1.3%
South Kesteven	49k	£25,848	6.2%	£31,086	8.7%
Ashfield	40k	£25,813	10.0%	£28,767	8.4%
Oadby and Wigston	19k	£25,683	15.2%	£27,819	-0.9%
Chesterfield	37k	£25,190	10.1%	£28,490	8.3%
Newark and Sherwood	41k	£25,031	5.4%	£28,722	-0.4%
Gedling	39k	£24,699	6.4%	£28,056	5.1%
Derbyshire Dales	20k	£24,601	10.0%	£27,735	-8.0%
Mansfield	38k	£24,588	12.8%	£26,832	12.1%
Bassetlaw	41k	£24,515	0.0%	£27,210	9.2%
Amber Valley	48k	£24,512	-0.2%	£29,444	-1.1%
East Lindsey	41k	£23,900	18.6%	£27,584	21.9%
Boston	0k	£23,676	4.4%	£25,400	6.4%
Leicester UA	90k	£23,175	9.3%	£25,906	7.5%
Melton	0k	£22,569	18.6%	£28,043	25.3%
Nottingham UA	69k	£22,243	3.9%	£24,376	4.0%
Bolsover	27k	£0	0.0%	£25,947	-6.2%