Total Crime Rate
247.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
118.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Britannia Terrace area has the 16th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Gainsborough East , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 307 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 Britannia Terrace (DN21 1BL) in the last 12 months was 247.5 per 1,000 residents and was 100.9% higher than the Gainsborough East average (123.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 118.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Britannia Terrace (DN21 1BL), the main crime hotspot is near Stanley Street. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Wellington Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bridge Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Portland Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Portland Terrace | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Portland Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trinity Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trinity Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Darwin Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Britannia Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Britannia Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Gordon Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gordon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Marlborough Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stanley Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wall Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Waterworks Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Marlborough Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Wheeldon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wheeldon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Colville Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gordon Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gordon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Wembley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Stanley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Primrose Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gordon Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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