Total Crime Rate
109.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Laughton Way area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Castle , and the 130th highest crime rate of 316 local areas in Lincoln .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Laughton Way (LN2 2ES) in the last 12 months was 109.7 per 1,000 residents and was 25.1% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 37.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -48.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 98.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Laughton Way (LN2 2ES), the main crime hotspot is near Woodhall Drive. Police recorded 201 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Torrington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Woodhall Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Torrington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Woodhall Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Torrington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fiskerton Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Woodhall Drive | Awaiting court 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Broxholme Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stapleford Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Woodhall Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stapleford Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sturton Close | Under investigation |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 | Woodhall Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Asterby Close | Under investigation |
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