Total Crime Rate

433.9 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 433.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 162.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 105.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.9 10/10
  • Burglary 33.9 10/10
  • Public order 27.1 10/10
  • Drugs 17.0 9/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Gainsborough East , and the 7th highest crime rate of 306 local areas in West Lindsey .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (DN21 1BH) in the last 12 months was 433.9 per 1,000 residents and was 205.1% 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (β‰ˆ 196.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (DN21 1BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Torr Street, where police recorded 99 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stanley Street (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Gainsborough East

Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Pillared House Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Colville Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sandsfield Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Britannia Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Britannia Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prospect Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Prospect Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Tooley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Colville Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Florence Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellington Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashcroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashcroft Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Ashcroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linden Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Linden Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Portland Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Linden Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Waterworks Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellington Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wellington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterworks Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Street β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Dickenson Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickenson Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickenson Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Dickenson Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Darwin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Burton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Street β€”

Data Sources

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