Total Crime Rate

33.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 33.3 3/10
  • Violent crimes 13.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Nocton Drive area has the lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Castle , and the 65th lowest crime rate of 315 local areas in Lincoln .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nocton Drive (LN2 2AG) in the last 12 months was 33.3 per 1,000 residents and was 75.6% lower than the Castle average (136.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 105.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nocton Drive (LN2 2AG), 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 Nocton Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Graham Taylor Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Laughton Way North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sedgebrook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodhall Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sedgebrook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sedgebrook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nocton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Imp Close Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sudbrooke Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingleby Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Laughton Way North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sedgebrook Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hackthorn Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Torrington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Graham Taylor Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hackthorn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blankney Crescent —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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