Total Crime Rate
12.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gainsborough Lane area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Broughton & Scawby , and the 29th lowest crime rate of 534 local areas in North Lincolnshire .
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 Gainsborough Lane (DN20 9DF) in the last 12 months was 12.8 per 1,000 residents and was 64.5% lower than the Broughton & Scawby average (36.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gainsborough Lane (DN20 9DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near West Street, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lidgett Close (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Broughton & Scawby| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Hybald'S Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Lidgett Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lidgett Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Willow Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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