Crime Rate in Boultham, ward

Boultham has the 4th highest crime rate of 11 wards in Lincoln district and the 401st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 32nd highest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Boultham in the last 12 months was 177.3 per 1,000 residents and was 11.2% higher than the Lincoln district average (159.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Boultham’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 553 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 10 cases , down -41.2% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 2.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -41.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 782 (≈ 62.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Boultham ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 245 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.