Total Crime Rate
247.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Johns Terrace area has the 17th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Gainsborough East , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 306 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 St Johns Terrace (DN21 1BY) in the last 12 months was 247.8 per 1,000 residents and was 74.3% higher than the Gainsborough East average (142.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (β 73.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Johns Terrace (DN21 1BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Washington Street, where police recorded 49 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| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marlborough Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Stanley Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stanley Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Drake Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Dickenson Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dickenson Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dickenson Terrace | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Dickenson Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Darwin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marlborough Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wellington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wellington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellington Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellington Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cromwell Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prospect Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Prospect Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashcroft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashcroft Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ashcroft Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wintern Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Portland Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sandsfield Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pillared House Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Pillared House Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Pillared House Lane | Under investigation |
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