Total Crime Rate

211.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 211.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 118.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.3 9/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

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.

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Crime Over Time in Lea Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drovers Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drovers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Causeway Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Causeway Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drovers Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drovers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meldrum Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meldrum Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meldrum Drive
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meldrum Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Gainsborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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