Total Crime Rate

254.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 254.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 91.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 83.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.4 9/10
  • Other crime 55.6 10/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Washdyke Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Cherry Willingham , and the 20th highest crime rate of 307 local areas in West Lindsey .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Washdyke Lane (LN2 2PT) in the last 12 months was 254.0 per 1,000 residents and was 501.1% higher than the Cherry Willingham average (42.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -17.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 83.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5025.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Washdyke Lane (LN2 2PT), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Washdyke Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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