Total Crime Rate

182.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 182.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 47.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.8 7/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.7 9/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wellington Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Gainsborough East , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 307 local areas in West Lindsey .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wellington Street (DN21 1BX) in the last 12 months was 182.6 per 1,000 residents and was 48.3% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 47.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Street (DN21 1BX), 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.

Crime Over Time in Wellington Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/61)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linden Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wheeldon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Gordon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Gordon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Marlborough Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Marlborough Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Drake Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterworks Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waterworks Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waterworks Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Waterworks Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Street —
Apr 2026Public order Stanley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wheeldon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanley Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Darwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Britannia Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Britannia Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Primrose Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drake Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Drake Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street East Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linden Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wellington Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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