Total Crime Rate

100.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 100.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 32.9 6/10
  • Shoplifting 30.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Laughton Way area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Castle , and the 141st 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 Laughton Way (LN2 2ES) in the last 12 months was 100.9 per 1,000 residents and was 26.1% lower than the Castle average (136.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 32.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laughton Way (LN2 2ES), 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 Laughton Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodhall Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blankney Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sudbrooke Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rothwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Asterby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Torrington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lissington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hackthorn Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hackthorn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nocton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aubourn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Carlton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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