Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Lincoln and North Kesteven compared
Every measure Civometry publishes for both areas, side by side. Each figure is its publisher’s own for the period named beside it, and the difference between the two is stated in the middle. Neither area is called better: which direction counts as better depends on what you are asking, and the page does not decide that for you. Where the two figures are not comparable — a different period, or nothing published for one side — the row says so instead of showing a difference.
Lincoln
E07000138 · Lincolnshire Police
North Kesteven
E07000139 · Lincolnshire Police
Getting better or worse
+1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
4 more in Lincoln
−3
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
103,351
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
19,916 more in North Kesteven
123,267
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£34,301
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£3,004 more in North Kesteven
£37,305
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£183,298
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£59,938 more in North Kesteven
£243,236
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£944
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£124 more in Lincoln
£820
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
3.8%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
1.7 percentage points higher in Lincoln
2.1%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+488
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
522 more in Lincoln
−34
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,323
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£15 more in North Kesteven
£2,338
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
28.9
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
15.7 more in Lincoln
13.2
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
25.1%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
10.3 percentage points higher in Lincoln
14.8%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
157.6
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
104.1 more in Lincoln
53.5
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
5.3 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
1.2 years more in North Kesteven
6.5 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
33.0%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
6.6 percentage points higher in Lincoln
26.4%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
6.77%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.50 percentage points higher in Lincoln
6.27%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
10,061
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
586 more in North Kesteven
10,646
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
2,839
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
690 more in North Kesteven
3,529
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 103,351 in Lincoln and 123,267 in North Kesteven (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £34,301 in Lincoln and £37,305 in North Kesteven (2025); and average house price was £183,298 in Lincoln and £243,236 in North Kesteven (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 103,351 in Lincoln and 123,267 in North Kesteven (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £34,301 in Lincoln and £37,305 in North Kesteven (2025); and average house price was £183,298 in Lincoln and £243,236 in North Kesteven (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
Recorded crime by category
Offences per 1,000 residents in the 12 months to June 2026, from the same archive and the same window for both areas.
| Category | Lincoln per 1,000 | offences | North Kesteven per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 157.6 | 16,290 | 53.5 | 6,598 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 2.1 | 216 | 0.3 | 32 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 3.4 | 352 | 2.1 | 257 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 10.5 | 1,086 | 3.6 | 439 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 2.7 | 284 | 0.9 | 112 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 2.9 | 304 | 1.5 | 189 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 6.6 | 679 | 3.2 | 392 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 1.2 | 127 | 0.3 | 33 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 11.5 | 1,185 | 3.0 | 364 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 2.0 | 205 | 0.2 | 26 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 22.3 | 2,302 | 3.0 | 368 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.4 | 37 | 0.1 | 11 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 3.6 | 369 | 1.7 | 206 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 51.8 | 5,352 | 20.9 | 2,579 | 34.7 |
| Violent crime | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Police-recorded crime counts offences reported to and recorded by the police. It is affected by whether people report crime and by changes in police recording practice, so it does not measure all crime that happens. The Crime Survey for England and Wales is the better guide to long-term trends in the crimes it covers. Police recorded crime is not designated as National Statistics.
What this comparison rests on
Two figures are only subtracted when they are the same measure over the same period. Populations differ (103,351 and 123,267 residents on the latest estimates used here), so counts are shown alongside rates rather than instead of them. Nothing on this page is weighted, indexed or scored: every difference is one published number minus another, and the rows that cannot be compared say why.