Lincoln Birchwood vs Lincoln Hartsholme

Lincoln Birchwood has a safety score of 6/100 (High Crime) and recorded 938 crimes in the last 12 months. Lincoln Hartsholme has a safety score of 36/100 (Below Average) with 527 crimes. Lincoln Hartsholme scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Lincoln Birchwood shows a year-on-year crime trend of +4.5% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Lincoln Hartsholme shows +39.8% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Lincoln Birchwood, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (356 incidents). In Lincoln Hartsholme, it is Violent Crime (182 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Lincoln Birchwood recorded 271 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Lincoln Hartsholme recorded 157. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Lincoln Birchwood totalled 356 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 182 in Lincoln Hartsholme. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Lincoln Birchwood recorded 898 crimes (now 938, a change of +4.5%). Lincoln Hartsholme recorded 377 crimes previously (now 527, +39.8%).

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. Lincoln Birchwood has a resolution rate of 21.7% and Lincoln Hartsholme has 23.3%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Lincoln Birchwood falls within the Lincolnshire Police boundary. Lincoln Hartsholme 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 Lincoln Birchwood and Lincoln Hartsholme. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.