Total Crime Rate
254.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wellingore Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Castle , and the 41st highest crime rate of 316 local areas in Lincoln .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wellingore Road (LN2 2DH) in the last 12 months was 254.6 per 1,000 residents and was 74.0% higher than the Castle average (146.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -24.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 104.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wellingore Road (LN2 2DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodhall Drive, where police recorded 201 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Laughton Way North (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Woodhall Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Woodhall Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Woodhall Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Woodhall Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Woodhall Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Woodhall Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Woodhall Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Woodhall Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Woodhall Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Woodhall Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Imp Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Woodhall Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Woodhall Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Woodhall Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Woodhall Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Woodhall Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Asterby Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Asterby Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Woodhall Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Imp Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Swaby Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Woodhall Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Woodhall Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Woodhall Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Woodhall Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Woodhall Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Woodhall Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Woodhall Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Woodhall Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Woodhall Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
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