Crime Rates at Lea Road, Gainsborough, DN21 1AW

Lea Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Gainsborough East , and the 27th highest crime rate of 306 local areas in West Lindsey .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lea Road (DN21 1AW) in the last 12 months was 211.6 per 1,000 residents and was 48.8% higher than the Gainsborough East average (142.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 165.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 126.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 137.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 105.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lea Road (DN21 1AW), the main crime hotspot is near Meldrum Drive. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.