Boultham & New Boultham
Middle areaCentral Lincoln. 9,308 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 5.8 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 51% of people in Boultham & New Boultham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Boultham & New Boultham
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Boultham & New Boultham at a rate of 137.2 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 | 364 |
| Shoplifting | 263 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 254 |
| Other crime | 191 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 76 |
| Vehicle crime | 51 |
| Burglary | 37 |
| Robbery | 22 |
| Drug offences | 17 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Boultham & New Boultham compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Boultham & New Boultham safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Boultham & New Boultham at a rate of 137.2 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, 165 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Boultham & New Boultham.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (364), shoplifting (263) and anti-social behaviour (254).
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 Boultham & New Boultham alone. See Lincoln
Boultham & New Boultham in brief
The median price paid for a home in Boultham & New Boultham was £211,250 in 2025.
Boultham & New Boultham had 9,411 usual residents at the census.
About 51% of people in Boultham & New Boultham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Boultham & New Boultham, 85.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.