Boultham ward · Lincoln. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 10.2% here, compared with 17.4% across Lincoln (7.2 percentage points lower).
Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 16% here, compared with 21% across Lincoln (5.4 percentage points lower).
The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 22% here, compared with 26.4% across Lincoln (4.4 percentage points lower).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Boultham ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
1,432 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 1,485 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Boultham ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 164 mapped crimes in September 2024; 183 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Boultham
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
164
29
October 2024
114
19
November 2024
148
17
December 2024
107
26
January 2025
128
30
February 2025
121
29
March 2025
153
22
April 2025
120
30
May 2025
119
32
June 2025
97
26
July 2025
116
38
August 2025
98
18
September 2025
99
31
October 2025
108
31
November 2025
121
26
December 2025
109
34
January 2026
87
32
February 2026
114
26
March 2026
127
30
April 2026
101
33
May 2026
102
40
June 2026
105
35
July 2026
176
30
August 2026
183
43
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Boultham
Category
Mapped crimes
shoplifting
472
violent crime
430
public order
135
criminal damage arson
88
other theft
84
bicycle theft
64
vehicle crime
49
robbery
35
burglary
32
drugs
15
other crime
15
possession of weapons
9
theft from the person
4
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Publication history: Lincolnshire Police: Crime data not provided for May 2026. The force will provide a data refresh as soon as possible. Later update: Lincolnshire Police: Crime data refresh for May 2026.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
