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Shoplifting in Lincoln 12 months to June 2026
22.3per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 2,302 shoplifting offences in Lincoln in the 12 months to June 2026, down 5.5% (133) on the previous 12 months. That is 22.3 per 1,000 residents against 8.3 for England and Wales.
Home Office · data.police.uk street-level crime archive, category “Shoplifting” local authority via LSOA lookup population: ONS mid-2025 estimate, 103,351 Monthly, September 2011 to June 2026 Monthly recorded offences: September 2011 to June 2026 Coalition Coalition Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Labour Labour 0 100 200 2015 2020 2025 September 2011: 120 offences October 2011: 100 offences November 2011: 145 offences December 2011: 124 offences January 2012: 134 offences February 2012: 139 offences March 2012: 169 offences April 2012: 152 offences May 2012: 130 offences June 2012: 136 offences July 2012: 134 offences August 2012: 105 offences September 2012: 99 offences October 2012: 157 offences November 2012: 139 offences December 2012: 149 offences January 2013: 178 offences February 2013: 204 offences March 2013: 201 offences April 2013: 150 offences May 2013: 181 offences June 2013: 183 offences July 2013: 169 offences August 2013: 163 offences September 2013: 129 offences October 2013: 127 offences November 2013: 101 offences December 2013: 150 offences January 2014: 124 offences February 2014: 121 offences March 2014: 131 offences April 2014: 79 offences May 2014: 124 offences June 2014: 121 offences July 2014: 140 offences August 2014: 120 offences September 2014: 112 offences October 2014: 118 offences November 2014: 121 offences December 2014: 114 offences January 2015: 136 offences February 2015: 108 offences March 2015: 164 offences April 2015: 128 offences May 2015: 133 offences June 2015: 125 offences July 2015: 123 offences August 2015: 109 offences September 2015: 80 offences October 2015: 99 offences November 2015: 97 offences December 2015: 105 offences January 2016: 97 offences February 2016: 105 offences March 2016: 111 offences April 2016: 98 offences May 2016: 116 offences June 2016: 124 offences July 2016: 97 offences August 2016: 153 offences September 2016: 104 offences October 2016: 97 offences November 2016: 135 offences December 2016: 115 offences January 2017: 167 offences February 2017: 156 offences March 2017: 144 offences April 2017: 134 offences May 2017: 168 offences June 2017: 171 offences July 2017: 166 offences August 2017: 176 offences September 2017: 134 offences October 2017: 133 offences November 2017: 154 offences December 2017: 146 offences January 2018: 150 offences February 2018: 116 offences March 2018: 101 offences April 2018: 115 offences May 2018: 187 offences June 2018: 190 offences July 2018: 160 offences August 2018: 114 offences September 2018: 81 offences October 2018: 127 offences November 2018: 134 offences December 2018: 119 offences January 2019: 130 offences February 2019: 119 offences March 2019: 107 offences April 2019: 134 offences May 2019: 157 offences June 2019: 142 offences July 2019: 168 offences August 2019: 143 offences September 2019: 150 offences October 2019: 171 offences November 2019: 138 offences December 2019: 150 offences January 2020: 151 offences February 2020: 124 offences March 2020: 158 offences April 2020: 62 offences May 2020: 79 offences June 2020: 77 offences July 2020: 145 offences August 2020: 117 offences September 2020: 113 offences October 2020: 106 offences November 2020: 99 offences December 2020: 76 offences January 2021: 100 offences February 2021: 71 offences March 2021: 113 offences April 2021: 67 offences May 2021: 89 offences June 2021: 115 offences July 2021: 78 offences August 2021: 99 offences September 2021: 115 offences October 2021: 134 offences November 2021: 121 offences December 2021: 112 offences January 2022: 105 offences February 2022: 108 offences March 2022: 120 offences April 2022: 136 offences May 2022: 173 offences June 2022: 180 offences July 2022: 184 offences August 2022: 194 offences September 2022: 191 offences October 2022: 178 offences November 2022: 221 offences December 2022: 144 offences January 2023: 174 offences February 2023: 180 offences March 2023: 159 offences July 2023: 197 offences August 2023: 173 offences September 2023: 188 offences October 2023: 176 offences November 2023: 156 offences December 2023: 165 offences January 2024: 182 offences February 2024: 207 offences March 2024: 244 offences April 2024: 277 offences May 2024: 171 offences June 2024: 233 offences July 2024: 209 offences August 2024: 203 offences September 2024: 243 offences October 2024: 221 offences November 2024: 243 offences December 2024: 181 offences January 2025: 184 offences February 2025: 195 offences March 2025: 190 offences April 2025: 161 offences May 2025: 200 offences June 2025: 205 offences July 2025: 183 offences August 2025: 175 offences September 2025: 226 offences October 2025: 205 offences November 2025: 250 offences December 2025: 174 offences January 2026: 184 offences February 2026: 184 offences March 2026: 204 offences April 2026: 133 offences May 2026: 207 offences June 2026: 177 offences
Offences recorded in this category each month, from the street-level archive Published value Provisional or revised LatestShaded bands: governments (see labels) Hover or use arrow keys to read a value What this measures Theft of goods from a shop or business premises.
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.
A higher recorded rate does not mean an area is more dangerous.
Other categories in Lincoln Violence and sexual offences 5,352 offences 51.8per 1,000 Public order 1,185 offences 11.5per 1,000 Criminal damage and arson 1,086 offences 10.5per 1,000 Other theft 679 offences 6.6per 1,000 Vehicle crime 369 offences 3.6per 1,000 Burglary 352 offences 3.4per 1,000 Other crime 304 offences 2.9per 1,000 Drugs 284 offences 2.7per 1,000 Bicycle theft 216 offences 2.1per 1,000 Robbery 205 offences 2.0per 1,000 Possession of weapons 127 offences 1.2per 1,000 Theft from the person 37 offences 0.4per 1,000 Public disorder and weapons 0 offences 0.0per 1,000 Violent crime 0 offences 0.0per 1,000 Every local authority ranked by shoplifting rate · All recorded crime in Lincoln