Boston Rural West vs Lincoln Carholme

Boston Rural West has a safety score of 13/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,580 crimes in the last 12 months. Lincoln Carholme has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) with 1,515 crimes. Boston Rural West scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Boston Rural West shows a year-on-year crime trend of -10.7% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Lincoln Carholme shows -16.6% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Boston Rural West, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (595 incidents). In Lincoln Carholme, it is Violent Crime (496 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Boston Rural West recorded 349 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Lincoln Carholme recorded 367. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Boston Rural West totalled 595 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 496 in Lincoln Carholme. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Boston Rural West recorded 1,770 crimes (now 1,580, a change of -10.7%). Lincoln Carholme recorded 1,816 crimes previously (now 1,515, -16.6%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Boston Rural West has a resolution rate of 60% and Lincoln Carholme has 16.1%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Boston Rural West falls within the Lincolnshire Police boundary. Lincoln Carholme is covered by Lincolnshire Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Boston Rural West and Lincoln Carholme. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.