Total Crime Rate

247.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

118.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 247.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 118.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.6 10/10
  • Burglary 23.7 10/10
  • Drugs 17.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dickenson 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 Dickenson Terrace (DN21 1BZ) 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 Dickenson Terrace (DN21 1BZ), 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 Dickenson Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/64)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street East Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drake Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linden Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Darwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linden Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Gordon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Street —
Apr 2026Public order Drake Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Wellington Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wellington Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gordon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gordon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Drake Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Drake Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gordon Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Portland Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Primrose Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanley Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colville Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portland Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portland Terrace —
Apr 2026Public order Stanley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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