Total Crime Rate

126.8 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.0 per 1,000 8/10 Β· 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 126.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 61.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.8 9/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Laughton Way area has the 39th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Abbey , and the 114th 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 2HL) in the last 12 months was 126.8 per 1,000 residents and was 55.5% lower than the Abbey average (284.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (β‰ˆ 61.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laughton Way (LN2 2HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B1182, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Red Hawk Close (13 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 2026Vehicle crime Haydor Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burwell Close β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Burwell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barkston Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Barkston Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft B1182 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thurlby Crescent β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redbourne Drive β€”
Apr 2026Other crime Roughton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gayton Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roughton Court β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roughton Court β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burneside Close β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fulstow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Red Hawk Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Red Hawk Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Red Hawk Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Red Hawk Close β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Red Hawk Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Langton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Langton Close β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roughton Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B1182 β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cabourne Court β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burwell Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burwell Close β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fulstow Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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