Total Crime Rate
8.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wood Lane area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Bassingham Rural , and the 27th lowest crime rate of 354 local areas in North Kesteven .
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 Wood Lane (LN6 9NL) in the last 12 months was 8.9 per 1,000 residents and was 78.1% lower than the Bassingham Rural average (40.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Wood Lane (LN6 9NL), the main crime hotspot is near Newark Road. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Newark Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Drove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Drove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Acorn Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newark Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Acorn Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aspen Way | Under investigation |
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