Total Crime Rate

298.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.7 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 298.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 122.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 87.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.1 10/10
  • Public order 21.9 9/10
  • Other crime 17.5 10/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Drugs 13.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Lea Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Gainsborough East , and the 14th highest crime rate of 307 local areas in West Lindsey .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lea Road (DN21 1AB) in the last 12 months was 298.3 per 1,000 residents and was 142.1% higher than the Gainsborough East average (123.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 87.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lea Road (DN21 1AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stanley Street (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Lea Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gordon Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Wintern Court Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wellington Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Drugs Wellington Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanley Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gordon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge Road —
Apr 2026Public order Stanley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bacon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Darwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gordon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Waterworks Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waterworks Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Drake Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Drake Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sandsfield Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Drake Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drake Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Marlborough Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Marlborough Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shakespeare Street —
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 35

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑