Total Crime Rate

144.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 144.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 79.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Laughton Wood Corner area has the 4th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Gainsborough North , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 307 local areas in West Lindsey .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Laughton Wood Corner (DN21 3PY) in the last 12 months was 144.3 per 1,000 residents and was 35.4% higher than the Gainsborough North average (106.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 79.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laughton Wood Corner (DN21 3PY), the main crime hotspot is near Park/Open Space. Police recorded 6 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Laughton Wood Corner area

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Data Sources

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