Total Crime Rate

77.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 77.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.8 8/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 4th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Castle , and the 136th lowest crime rate of 315 local areas in Lincoln .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Laughton Way (LN2 2EU) in the last 12 months was 77.6 per 1,000 residents and was 43.1% lower than the Castle average (136.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% 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 23 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.

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Crime Over Time in Laughton Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longdales Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Asterby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lissington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rothwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aubourn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hackthorn Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Carlton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sudbrooke Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ravendale Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hackthorn Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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