Total Crime Rate
93.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Laughton Way area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Castle , and the 150th 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 2EU) in the last 12 months was 93.2 per 1,000 residents and was 36.3% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 43.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Laughton Way (LN2 2EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thoresway Drive (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sturton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ravendale Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fiskerton Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stapleford Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stapleford Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Asterby Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Asterby Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ravendale Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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