Wharf & University
Middle areaNorth east Lincoln. 10,591 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.9 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 65% of people in Wharf & University live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Wharf & University
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wharf & University at a rate of 185.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 161.6 per 1,000 people across Lincoln.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 589 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 485 |
| Other crime | 365 |
| Shoplifting | 295 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 97 |
| Drug offences | 37 |
| Burglary | 36 |
| Robbery | 28 |
| Vehicle crime | 26 |
| Theft from the person | 6 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Wharf & University compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Wharf & University safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wharf & University at a rate of 185.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 161.6 per 1,000 people across Lincoln.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 189 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Wharf & University.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (589), anti-social behaviour (485) and other crime (365).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Lincoln
These figures are published for the whole of Lincoln, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Lincoln and not Wharf & University alone. See Lincoln
Wharf & University in brief
The median price paid for a home in Wharf & University was £204,200 in 2025.
Wharf & University had 10,448 usual residents at the census.
About 65% of people in Wharf & University live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Wharf & University, 62.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.