Total Crime Rate
233.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
98.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sudbrooke Drive area has the 6th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Castle , and the 45th highest crime rate of 315 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 Sudbrooke Drive (LN2 2DQ) in the last 12 months was 233.1 per 1,000 residents and was 70.8% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 98.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sudbrooke Drive (LN2 2DQ), 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.
View Crime In Lincoln| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Laughton Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hackthorn Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Woodhall Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hatcliffe Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Asterby Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dunholme Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunholme Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunholme Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunholme Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sudbrooke Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Laughton Way North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Laughton Way North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunholme Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hackthorn Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Red Hawk Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Red Hawk Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Red Hawk Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Red Hawk Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nocton Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Carlton Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Imp Close | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Red Hawk Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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