Crime Rate in Birchwood, ward

Birchwood has the 4th lowest crime rate of 11 wards in Lincoln district and the 1587th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 139th highest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Birchwood in the last 12 months was 105.1 per 1,000 residents and was 34.1% lower than the Lincoln district average (159.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Birchwood’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 363 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 6 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -46.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 425 (≈ 45.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Birchwood ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Epsom Road. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.