Lincolnshire Police/Crime in Lincolnshire Police

Crime in Lincolnshire Police

Recorded crime across Lincolnshire Police's area, updated monthly. Crime figures are published by the Home Office with a typical 2–3 month delay. Serving a population of approximately 746,000.

Monthly data36 months tracked

Jan 2026Latest data

5,287Crimes recorded

7.1Rate per 1,000

23 of 41National rank

5mo behindData freshness

Updated Jan 2026

At a glance

Key crime figures for Jan 2026, the most recent month with published data.

Total crimes

5,287

Crime rate per 1,000

7.1 per 1,000 people

National ranking

23 of 41 (9% below average)

Month-on-month

-1.7%

Year-on-year

+2.0% vs Jan 2025

Most common crime

Violence and sexual offences (36.8%)

Crime trend

How total recorded crime has changed over time. The national average is 7.8 crimes per 1,000 people. Seasonal patterns are common — anti-social behaviour typically rises in summer months.

Feb 20235,235 crimes

Mar 20235,627 crimes

+7.5% vs previous month

Apr 20235,938 crimes

+5.5% vs previous month

May 20234,885 crimes

-17.7% vs previous month

Jun 20235,865 crimes

+20.1% vs previous month

Jul 20235,917 crimes

+0.9% vs previous month

Aug 20236,126 crimes

+3.5% vs previous month

Sept 20235,710 crimes

-6.8% vs previous month

Oct 20235,637 crimes

-1.3% vs previous month

Nov 20235,403 crimes

-4.2% vs previous month

Dec 20234,690 crimes

-13.2% vs previous month

Jan 20245,400 crimes

+15.1% vs previous month

Feb 20244,864 crimes

-9.9% vs previous month

Mar 20245,671 crimes

+16.6% vs previous month

Apr 20245,762 crimes

+1.6% vs previous month

May 20246,042 crimes

+4.9% vs previous month

Jun 20246,339 crimes

+4.9% vs previous month

Jul 20246,340 crimes

+0.0% vs previous month

Aug 20246,294 crimes

-0.7% vs previous month

Sept 20246,498 crimes

+3.2% vs previous month

Oct 20245,782 crimes

-11.0% vs previous month

Nov 20246,248 crimes

+8.1% vs previous month

Dec 20245,235 crimes

-16.2% vs previous month

Jan 20255,184 crimes

-1.0% vs previous month

Feb 20254,743 crimes

-8.5% vs previous month

Mar 20255,643 crimes

+19.0% vs previous month

Apr 20255,652 crimes

+0.2% vs previous month

May 20255,652 crimes

0.0% vs previous month

Jun 20256,063 crimes

+7.3% vs previous month

Jul 20256,776 crimes

+11.8% vs previous month

Aug 20256,334 crimes

-6.5% vs previous month

Sept 20255,719 crimes

-9.7% vs previous month

Oct 20255,774 crimes

+1.0% vs previous month

Nov 20255,603 crimes

-3.0% vs previous month

Dec 20255,379 crimes

-4.0% vs previous month

Jan 20265,287 crimes

-1.7% vs previous month

Full crime breakdown

All 14 crime categories recorded in Jan 2026, ranked by volume. Categories are defined by the Home Office.

1
Violence and sexual offences
1,945 (36.8%)
2
Anti-social behaviour
1,186 (22.4%)
3
Shoplifting
454 (8.6%)
4
Criminal damage and arson
390 (7.4%)
5
Public order
265 (5.0%)
6
Other theft
254 (4.8%)
7
Burglary
246 (4.7%)
8
Vehicle crime
166 (3.1%)
9
Other crime
136 (2.6%)
10
Drugs
120 (2.3%)
11
Bicycle theft
40 (0.8%)
12
Possession of weapons
40 (0.8%)
13
Robbery
36 (0.7%)
14
Theft from person
9 (0.2%)

Month-by-month detail

Recorded crime totals and category counts for each month. MoM shows the percentage change compared to the previous month.

Month	Total	MoM %	Violence	ASB	Burglary	Vehicle	Shoplifting	Drugs	Robbery	Public order
Jan 2026	5,287	-1.7%	1,945	1,186	246	166	454	120	36	265
Dec 2025	5,379	-4.0%	1,988	1,154	181	165	536	101	29	271
Nov 2025	5,603	-3.0%	1,953	1,181	205	192	629	88	54	342
Oct 2025	5,774	+1.0%	1,977	1,268	191	269	545	91	37	367
Sept 2025	5,719	-9.7%	1,980	1,323	196	201	593	72	49	350
Aug 2025	6,334	-6.5%	2,118	1,627	219	149	586	110	49	328
Jul 2025	6,776	+11.8%	2,522	1,651	224	182	493	98	48	404
Jun 2025	6,063	+7.3%	2,132	1,595	167	126	528	104	45	370
May 2025	5,652	0.0%	1,962	1,460	170	113	541	106	40	322
Apr 2025	5,652	+0.2%	1,946	1,377	147	166	531	93	30	329
Mar 2025	5,643	+19.0%	1,913	1,406	173	160	589	105	22	323
Feb 2025	4,743	-8.5%	1,716	1,040	164	132	513	92	26	251
Jan 2025	5,184	-1.0%	1,862	1,023	191	216	571	109	21	258
Dec 2024	5,235	-16.2%	2,046	1,004	193	177	496	130	21	276
Nov 2024	6,248	+8.1%	2,329	1,056	213	223	738	128	39	359
Oct 2024	5,782	-11.0%	2,047	1,206	238	192	511	149	32	352
Sept 2024	6,498	+3.2%	2,545	1,117	243	186	646	122	34	392
Aug 2024	6,294	-0.7%	2,127	1,585	190	176	555	95	29	424
Jul 2024	6,340	+0.0%	2,202	1,502	196	214	522	100	40	407
Jun 2024	6,339	+4.9%	2,181	1,483	260	180	528	110	43	378
May 2024	6,042	+4.9%	2,200	1,413	198	159	463	120	47	406
Apr 2024	5,762	+1.6%	2,080	1,138	226	163	568	111	29	354
Mar 2024	5,671	+16.6%	2,174	1,074	191	150	551	112	33	347
Feb 2024	4,864	-9.9%	1,853	892	192	144	449	117	22	316
Jan 2024	5,400	+15.1%	2,191	858	212	152	533	147	38	286
Dec 2023	4,690	-13.2%	1,768	805	201	178	442	96	33	265
Nov 2023	5,403	-4.2%	2,159	842	188	185	476	108	38	330
Oct 2023	5,637	-1.3%	2,098	918	246	156	508	133	34	392
Sept 2023	5,710	-6.8%	2,157	995	240	159	486	153	25	392
Aug 2023	6,126	+3.5%	2,179	1,110	292	199	548	162	32	353
Jul 2023	5,917	+0.9%	2,142	1,086	268	187	532	120	32	376
Jun 2023	5,865	+20.1%	2,156	1,180	218	186	475	124	34	367
May 2023	4,885	-17.7%	1,675	1,076	192	132	383	186	16	279
Apr 2023	5,938	+5.5%	2,129	1,026	308	187	521	149	30	432
Mar 2023	5,627	+7.5%	2,166	814	253	185	542	99	37	404
Feb 2023	5,235	—	1,989	866	250	184	478	106	39	329