Crime Rate in Gainsborough North, ward

Gainsborough North has the 3rd highest crime rate of 20 wards in West Lindsey district and the 1392nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 129th highest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Gainsborough North in the last 12 months was 110.8 per 1,000 residents and was 32.4% higher than the West Lindsey district average (83.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Gainsborough North’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 379 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 16.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 432 (≈ 54.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Gainsborough North ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Mercer Road, with 42 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Brook Lane (35 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.