Crime Rate in Gainsborough East, ward

Gainsborough East has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 wards in West Lindsey district and the 731st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 65th highest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Gainsborough East in the last 12 months was 142.2 per 1,000 residents and was 70.0% higher than the West Lindsey district average (83.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Gainsborough East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 359 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -54.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 429 (≈ 53.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Gainsborough East ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Harpswell Close, with 87 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Cherry Tree Road (19 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.