Total Crime Rate

617.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

143.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 617.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 421.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 143.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.3 9/10
  • Public order 61.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Robbery 11.7 9/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Woodhall Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Castle , and the 15th highest crime rate of 315 local areas in Lincoln .

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 Woodhall Drive (LN2 2AE) in the last 12 months was 617.0 per 1,000 residents and was 352.1% higher than the Castle average (136.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 144 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 143.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 73.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodhall Drive (LN2 2AE), the main crime hotspot is near Woodhall Drive. Police recorded 175 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodhall Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Laughton Way North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Carlton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Graham Taylor Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Graham Taylor Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Asterby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sudbrooke Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingleby Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Imp Close Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nocton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hackthorn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hackthorn Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Laughton Way North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Torrington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sedgebrook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sedgebrook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sedgebrook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sedgebrook Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lissington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blankney Crescent —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodhall Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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