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Lincrest

Ward

The middle of the South Kesteven. About 2,610 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 108 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 67% of people in Lincrest live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
2,543
684th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
67%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
27.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Lincrest compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

LincrestMiddle
Population30 wards, South Kesteven · 2021
Population: every ward in South Kesteven30 areas from 2,229 to 8,036. The middle area is 4,854. Lincrest is 2,543.
2,5436th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares30 wards, South Kesteven · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in South Kesteven30 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 77.5%. Lincrest is 67.0%.
67%12th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage30 wards, South Kesteven · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in South Kesteven30 areas from 27.6% to 99.9%. The middle area is 90.6%. Lincrest is 27.6%.
27.6%lowest
Claimant rate30 wards, South Kesteven · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in South Kesteven30 areas from 1.3% to 6.6%. The middle area is 2.2%. Lincrest is 2.1%.
2.1%joint 13th lowest

Is Lincrest safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Lincrest at a rate of 30.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 74.3 per 1,000 people across South Kesteven.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 9 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Lincrest.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (24), other crime (16) and anti-social behaviour (14).

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 South Kesteven

These figures are published for the whole of South Kesteven, not for each ward, so they describe all of South Kesteven and not Lincrest alone. See South Kesteven

Average house price
£260,359
Up 3.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,922
60th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.5×
Joint 161st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
15.2
Joint 99th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Lincrest in brief

Lincrest had 2,543 usual residents at the census.

About 67% of people in Lincrest live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Lincrest, 27.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Lincrest, 2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.